Procurement Lead

Kier Group; Waterbeach; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Project Procurement Lead to join the Strategic Projects team and steer procurement strategy on a major healthcare project across London and Cambridgeshire. You will drive procurement planning, manage on-site procurement activities, and collaborate with planning and commercial teams.

This role requires demonstrable experience in sub-contract and materials procurement, strong organisational and communication skills, and a proactive, travel-friendly approach.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in sub-contract and materials procurement.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to motivate teams.

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing the project procurement schedule and providing reporting information to planning and commercial teams.
• Managing all aspects of procurement on site, ensuring adherence to company standards and business management systems.
• Leading and motivating the project procurement team, establishing high standards and promoting best practice.
• Establishing and monitoring systems for reviewing tender and subcontract documents, ensuring proper procurement processes are followed.
• Providing strategic guidance and solutions to project challenges, actively contributing to supply chain management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contract management

Supply chain optimization

Stakeholder liaison

Team leadership

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We're looking for a Project Procurement Lead to join our Strategic Projects team and lead the procurement strategy on a major project in the Healthcare sector.

Location: London and Cambridgeshire
Hours: Full Time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

*The role will be working on a scheme in the Cambridgeshire area however will require to some visits to London during preconstruction.

This is an excellentopportunity to provide project procurement strategy and delivery for the Strategic Projects division of the Kier Group. You'll play a vital role in ensuring successful procurement operations across strategic projects, working collaboratively with teams to drive continuous improvement and excellence.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Procurement Lead, you'll be working within the Strategic Projects team, supporting them in delivering strategic project procurement. Your day to day will include:

• Creating and managing the project procurement schedule and providing reporting information to planning and commercial teams
• Managing all aspects of procurement on site, ensuring adherence to company standards and business management systems
• Leading and motivating the project procurement team, establishing high standards and promoting best practice
• Establishing and monitoring systems for reviewing tender and subcontract documents, ensuring proper procurement processes are followed
• Providing strategic guidance and solutions to project challenges, actively contributing to supply chain management and continuous improvement

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Procurement Lead is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in sub-contract and materials procurement
• You're computer literate with excellent organisational skills
• You possess strong communication skills and can effectively motivate teams
• You're self-motivated with a flexible attitude to travel
• You hold a full driving licence

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

• Project Procurement Lead JD.pdf