Procurement Manager

Kier Group plc; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Procurement Manager to join their dynamic team at Hinkley Point C. This role offers the opportunity to lead strategic procurement initiatives while ensuring compliance with company policies. You will develop partnerships with suppliers, manage budgets, and drive cost-saving measures. The position allows for remote working with occasional office visits, providing flexibility in your work-life balance. If you have a strong background in supply chain management and a passion for driving efficiency, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in supply chain procurement.
• Proven self-management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic procurement policies at framework level.
• Manage budget costs and negotiate for best value.
• Develop preferred suppliers and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Cost Management

IT Skills

Education

HNC/HND in Construction Discipline

Job description

We're looking for a Procurement Manager to join our joint venture with BAM Nuttall based at Hinkley Point C.

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Responsibilities

As a Procurement Manager, you'll be working with the head of supply chain to drive and ensure the strategic plan for the business unit is driven at framework level, ensuring procurement polices of both Kier Group and the joint venture are adhered to.

Your day to day will include:

• Developing and owning preferred suppliers and strategic partnerships to deliver best value for all parties
• Supporting audit requirements from both internal/external Kier audits whilst carrying out supply chain audits on a regular basis
• Ensuring suppliers and/or subcontractors have the relevant health and safety accreditation and sustainability and carbon reduction policies that align to Kier's standards
• Managing budget costs and negotiating with all parties to ensure value for money

What are we looking for?

This role of Procurement Manager is great for you if:

• Educated to at least HNC/HND level in a construction discipline and professional membership with construction industry
• Senior level experience in supply chain procurement in a similar role within a complex project with experience of cost and time savings
• Proven self-management, communication, and IT skills, with the ability to build good working relationships with client representatives, supply chain, and others..

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance , which takes place during your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier