Procurement Manager

FirstGroup; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport company is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead various procurement projects across Property and Maintenance. The role requires strong communication and organisational skills, with a focus on developing stakeholder relationships and leading tender exercises. The ideal candidate will have procurement experience, preferably in the public sector, and will manage supplier performance effectively.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Free rail travel for you and your family

Discounted travel with other operators

Company-sponsored health care plan

Discounted shopping and gym membership

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement role with a focus on property.
• Basic understanding of contract law.
• Proven track record of managing supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage tender processes for procurement projects.
• Develop sourcing strategies to maximize value for money.
• Conduct commercial negotiations and manage post-award contracts.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

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The role of the Procurement Manager will be to lead on a variety of procurement projects (tenders) across all spend areas, particularly Property and Maintenance, with support from others within the team.

You will report directly to the Senior Procurement Manager.

To succeed in this position, you will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with good interpersonal skills who has the ability to work both independently and within a wider multi-functional stakeholder team.

Preferred candidates will have experience in following areas:

• Housing
• Minor/Major Works
• Assets

Procurement experience within the Public Sector is preferred but not essential.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead, design and implement effective sourcing strategies to maximise through life value for money of our contracts;
• Lead and develop competitive tender exercises in a regulated procurement environment (Pro Act 23);
• Develop an expert knowledge of the supplier marketplace within assigned categories to ensure credibility with internal stakeholders;
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with various stakeholders across GWR and First Group;
• Support Senior Procurement Managers with complex regulated (Pro Act 23) compliant tendering;
• Support Supplier Relationship Management activities in driving efficiencies and benefits;
• Conducting commercial negotiations for both new requirements and contract renewals.

You'll need to:

• Be leading on all aspects of tender drafting, issuing and evaluation in property procurement projects
• Have demonstrable experience in post award contract management
• Have great communication skills
• Have excellent organisation skills in terms of time-management and workload
• Be proficient with MS Office, in particular MS Excel and Word
• Proactive in driving projects and reporting updates to all stake holders.

As a minimum you'll need to have:

• Previous experience in a procurement role
• A basic understanding of contract law
• Proven experience in the development of good relationships with both internal and external senior stakeholders
• Proven demonstrable experience of managing supplier relationships and performance
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent analytical and data management skills.

About the location:

Base location Swindon/London/Bristol, flexibility will be considered.

You will be issued travel pass to travel on the GWR Network.

Working Pattern:

Full-time, fixed term contract for 24 months.

The Reward:

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including:

• defined benefit pension scheme with the Railways Pension Scheme,
• free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family,
• discounted travel with other Train Operating Companies,
• company-sponsored health care plan,
• discounted shopping and gym membership
• employee assistance programme and much more.

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