Interim Procurement Programme Manager

1st Executive; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement company seeks 2 Interim Procurement programme managers with a solid background in capital project procurement, aiming to join a global team focused on sustainability. This role requires strong communication skills, project management expertise, and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. Mentorship from experienced professionals and potential global travel are part of the role, with an initial contract of 6 months expected to extend to 12 months plus.

Benefits

Mentorship from experienced professional

Opportunity for global travel

Qualifications

• Background in capital project procurement from pre-feasibility to execution.
• Experience in heavy processing industries like mining or oil & gas.
• Ability to produce accurate reports and present to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Procurement and Contracting schedules.
• Coordinate with project teams to deliver procurement scopes on time.
• Participate in procurement and contracting meetings producing progress reports.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Project Management

Job description

2 x Interim Procurement programme managers with a strong background in capital project procurement from pre-feasibility to execution, required to join an established and experienced purchasing team.

This is a role working with remote, global stakehoders and requires candidates with excellent communication skills and a demonstrable ability to manage procurement projects and all contributors to strict timelines whilst maintaining exceptional collaboration.

You will:

1. Support development of the Procurement and Contracting schedules within the overall Project schedules.
2. Coordinate with the project teams and site-based procurement and contracting teams to ensure the procurement scopes within each project are delivered in accordance with schedules and in compliance with governance requirements.
3. Work in conjunction with the site-based procurement and contracting teams to resolve issues in the procurement cycle, including invoicing and payment related queries.
4. Participate in weekly project procurement and contracting meetings, producing progress reports, preparing and/or supporting preparation for presentation slides for governance/steering meetings.
5. Where required support the expediting and logistics efforts to ensure goods/materials/equipment arrive on-site in a timely manner.

You must present a solid background in capital project procurement from pre-feasibility through to execution phases, preferably from the heavy processing industries such as mining or oil & gas and have strong communication skills, both written and verbal and be practiced in producing accurate reports and presenting to a wide range of stakeholders

Ideally you will be happy to work 5 days per week on-site, however there may be the opportunity for hybrid working.

This is a great oportunity to work with a diverse and global business, who are strongly focused on sustainability. You will be mentored by an experienced procurement professional and there could be the opportunity to travel globally. Inital contract is for 6 months but the expectation is that this will be 12 months +.

Please note only candidates with the right to work in the UK will be considered and sponsorship is not available.