Procurement Development Programme

If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy building strong relationships, our Procurement Development Programme provides a structured route into a rewarding career in banking. You'll develop specialist commercial and procurement skills, gaining hands-on experience that helps Nationwide secure value, manage supplier relationships and deliver positive outcomes for customers and colleagues. Build specialist procurement and commercial skills through structured learning, professional development and hands-on experience supporting meaningful business outcomes. Choose a career in Procurement, supporting sourcing, supplier relationships and commercial decision-making. Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way.

What you'll be doing on the Procurement Development Programme

The Procurement Development Programme is a two-year programme, with the next intake commencing in September 2027.

During the programme, you'll join teams that support Nationwide's commercial priorities and work with suppliers across a range of goods and services.

You'll start with an induction programme before joining a structured learning pathway. You'll learn more about Nationwide, connect with colleagues and build the foundations for your role through procurement and commercial training, digital learning, interactive workshops and insight from leaders and industry experts.

Your learning will build core commercial, supplier and skills before you apply them in a procurement team. You'll gain hands-on experience supporting real business needs, with guidance from experienced colleagues.

Throughout your two years on the programme, you'll gain experience across procurement activity and have the chance to apply your learning to sourcing, supplier and commercial work.

Depending on your placement, you'll use tools such as Microsoft 365 and procurement systems to support analysis, planning, collaboration and accurate record keeping.

No two days are the same. You could support a sourcing exercise, gather workshops and analyse business requirements, review supplier information or help maintain contract and governance records. You'll work with stakeholders and suppliers, manage competing priorities and build confidence in asking questions and constructively challenging others.

You'll develop skills in commercial awareness, stakeholder and supplier management, communication, problem solving, analysis, planning and prioritisation. You'll also work towards relevant industry-recognised foundational learning.

Many participants progress into procurement or commercial roles. From there, you'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise across sourcing, supplier management and contract management.

Who we're looking for on the Procurement Development Programme

We're looking for ambitious people with high standards, commercial curiosity and an interest in how organisations work with suppliers. You'll share our commitment to putting customers first and improving how we do things. Whether you're starting your career, returning to work or changing direction, you'll gain the skills and experience to build a rewarding career in banking.

To succeed on our Procurement Development Programme, you'll need to show:

• An interest in procurement, commercial decision-making and working with suppliers

• Confidence solving problems and working through complexity

• Genuine curiosity about how organisations buy goods and services and create value through supplier relationships

• The ambition to keep growing, take on new challenges and build towards your next career step

• A logical, methodical approach, with the ability to understand both the detail and the bigger picture

• The confidence to build relationships and work with colleagues across the business

• Drive, high performance and a commitment to learning from feedback and setbacks

• A determination to push for better and put customers first in the decisions you make

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:

• Structured learning, personalised development and hands-on experience to help you build future-ready skills and progress your career in banking

• 25 days holiday each year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can 'buy' up to 10 extra days

• The opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on your performance

• Private medical insurance to help you access additional healthcare when you need it

• Wellhub access to a range of free and paid fitness and wellbeing options, plus free on-site gyms at selected locations

• A highly competitive pension to help you start building your financial future

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Up to 14 paid hours each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you

• Life assurance to provide additional peace of mind for you and the people who matter to you

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.