Procurement Manager

Kier Group; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Brighton is seeking a Procurement Manager to join the Southern Water team. Based in Falmer with hybrid working, the role involves travel to offices and sites as required.

40 hours per week, with some flexibility on hours. You will source, negotiate and govern goods and subcontract procurement, build strong supplier relationships, drive compliance with procurement policies and frameworks, and manage procurement plans and client workshops.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree (or equivalent) with proven experience in a similar role in the industry.
• Chartered CIPS membership or working towards chartership, or an appropriate professional qualification.
• Experience in infrastructure/utilities sector including civil engineering and MEICA requirements.
• Strong self-management, communication, and IT skills with the ability to build relationships.
• Excellent analytical, numerical, and planning skills with knowledge of SAP SRM and Jaggaer systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring procurement policies for both Kier Group and Framework are followed, including Health and Safety accreditation and Sustainability standards
• Negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure contractual risks and KPIs are balanced and deliver best value
• Developing and managing preferred suppliers and strategic partnerships to ensure high quality, value for money services
• Leading compliance of Framework contract obligations and driving approval processes with clients
• Managing and prioritising procurement activities, developing project procurement plans, and attending client workshops

Skills

Self-management

Communication

IT skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Planning skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Chartered CIPS membership

Professional procurement qualification

Tools

SAP SRM

Jaggaer

Job description

We're looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Southern Water team based in Brighton.

Location: Falmer, Brighton - Hybrid working available with travel to offices and sites as required
Hours: 40 hours per week - 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.

We're looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Southern Water team in Brighton. In this role, you'll be working within the procurement team, supporting them with the sourcing, negotiation and governance of goods and subcontract procurement. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact, working collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions whilst ensuring compliance with procurement policies and frameworks.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Procurement Manager, you'll be working within the Southern Water team, supporting them in sourcing, negotiating and managing goods and subcontract procurement. Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring procurement policies for both Kier Group and Framework are followed, including Health and Safety accreditation and Sustainability standards
• Negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure contractual risks and KPIs are balanced and deliver best value
• Developing and managing preferred suppliers and strategic partnerships to ensure high quality, value for money services
• Leading compliance of Framework contract obligations and driving approval processes with clients
• Managing and prioritising procurement activities, developing project procurement plans, and attending client workshops

What are we looking for?

This role of Procurement Manager is great for you if:

• You have a relevant degree (or equivalent) with proven experience within a similar role in the industry
• You have Chartered CIPS membership or are working towards chartership, or hold an appropriate professional qualification
• You have strong experience within the infrastructure/utilities sector including civil engineering and MEICA requirements
• You possess excellent self-management, communication, and IT skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships
• You have excellent analytical, numerical, and planning skills with knowledge of SAP SRM and Jaggaer systems

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.

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