Medical Protection Society
Procurement Specialist
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Location: Leeds (Hybrid 2 days per week in office)
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary: £36,000 - £43,000
We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our Procurement team and play a key role in delivering value for money across the organisation. Reporting to the Procurement Partner, you’ll lead and support end-to-end procurement activities across a wide range of categories, ensuring compliance, robust governance, and strong commercial outcomes.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll manage tactical and strategic procurement activity, support stakeholders across the business, and contribute to the ongoing development of our Procurement Centre of Excellence.
As our new Procurement Specialist, you will also:
- Lead and support end-to-end procurement for strategic and tactical tenders
- Deliver value for money through effective sourcing, negotiation, and contract management
- Provide market insight and supplier intelligence to support category strategies
- Act as a key point of contact for procurement enquiries and stakeholder support
- Ensure compliance with procurement policy, governance, and regulatory requirements
- Support supplier due diligence, performance, and relationship management
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across processes and systems
We are looking for:
- Strong experience in procurement, contract management, and strategic sourcing
- Solid understanding of procurement legislation and contract law
- Experience working across multiple categories in a complex organisation
- Excellent commercial, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
- Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels
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We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not match 100% of the technical requirements. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity, and strive to create a work environment which ensures everyone can be heard.
In return, we can offer you:
- Discretionary on-target bonus of 10%. Up to a max 20% based on performance
- 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us – optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
- 25 days annual leave. Flexible public holidays and option to buy/sell additional leave
- Private Medical Cover
- Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
- 6x salary death in service
- Holistic health and wellbeing support package
- A culture that promotes inclusivity, wellbeing and rewards hard work
- A personal GP service enabling you to get a video consultation with a NHS-registered private GP
- Employee Assistance Programme
Who We Are
Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the world’s leading protection organisation for Doctors, Dentists, and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of over 350,000 Members around the world.
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We are a not-for-profit organisation, meaning our Members’ premiums are kept safe should our Members require support for complaints or claims arising from professional practice, or invested into bettering the organisation, our colleagues, and our products.
Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit Members and the wider healthcare professions.
To do this, we need colleagues who are trusted and supported to deliver their best work, whether that be through leadership development, fully-funded training courses, or peer-to-peer support. We want our colleagues to feel empowered enough to deliver positive change, display ambition to push themselves, and are determined when faced with a challenge, whilst ensuring our Member’s best interests are at the core.
Next Steps
If you are interested in finding out more, looking for a new role, and want to join an organisation that truly values its employees, take a look at the role profile to find out more about the role to apply.
Our Talent Acquisition team are always on hand should you have any questions, are having any technical issues, or wish to understand how MPS can support you with your application and interview. You can contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing careers@medicalprotection.org.
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