Procurement Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering and construction company is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategies within its justice sector projects. The role involves strategic negotiation, relationship building, and delivering procurement objectives while managing a dynamic team. A strong background in construction procurement and CIPS is advantageous, with opportunities to make meaningful contributions to significant projects.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension schemes

Health and Wellbeing programs

Virtual GP services

Employee Assistance Programme

Car or transport allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in sub-contract procurement and negotiations crucial.
• Working in construction with knowledge of procurement strategies is essential.
• Ability to manage a mixed-experience procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project procurement objectives and strategies.
• Provide market intelligence and performance management.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and manage procurement processes.

Skills

Sub-contract procurement

Negotiation skills

Legal & contracting law

Risk & opportunity management

Project procurement strategy

Communication skills

Education

CIPS or working towards CIPS

Chartership in another discipline CIOB or RICS

Job description

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Senior Procurement Manager - Justice Sector

Location: Sale, Greater Manchester or Dartford considered

Are you a strategic thinking construction Senior Procurement Manager who wants to work on the biggest and best projects? Then we have the opportunity for you in our justice sector.

The position requires an excellent knowledge of sub-contract experience including PQQ, tendering, selection, award. Utilising NEC and JCT type templates and being able to scope out these sub-contract packages is essential.

Do you have a passion for relationship building, sustainable procurement, best value and problem solving? Then come an feel valued and join our dynamic procurement team.

With a blank canvass you will be instrumental in developing procurement strategies, policies and processes. You will draw on your supply chain management skills to enhance the way we work together and deliver a collaborative relationship.

As a Procurement Manager you will work on the procurement strategy with the Senior Procurement Manager. You will be responsible for the delivery of project procurement objectives and requirements. Are you interested in supporting the procurement and estimating team with tendering, market analysis and supplier selection? If the answer is yes check out the duties below.

Duties include:

• To provide market intelligence / cost advice / supply chain performance management and feedback
• To support a team of procurement professionals, including training & development; staff appraisals; retention & reward; and recruitment to provide an effective procurement service for the project.
• To be responsible and accountable for the procurement process of subcontractors, materials, plant and services, in accordance with the project procurement strategy and project commitments.
• To be accountable for the provision of management information and reports in accordance with project requirements.
• Develop professional, robust and effective working relationships with suppliers, sub-contractors and service providers, who will provide best value to the project.

Essential skills and experience:

• Sub-contract procurement
• Negotiationskills
• Legal & contractinglaw
• Risk & opportunity management
• Project procurement strategy

Supply chain planning

• Experience of working within the construction industry or similar and demonstrated knowledge of the interfaces and relationships that exist.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage, plan and structure operational procurement resources of mixed experience and capability.

• Good communication skills (verbal & written).
• Delivering robust procurement strategies.
• A measured approach to decision making and the ability to ensure best value procurement.
• Has delivered demonstrable added value through their procurement activity.

Experience of CIPS or working towards CIPS is desirable (Or chartership in another discipline CIOB or RICS). We are also considering relevant in job experience. We are considering candidates who are able to get to our project offices or in Dartford or Manchester.

Due to the sensitive nature of the projects there will be security screening carried out.

Please be aware that the business has a Christmas shutdown period. Please bear with us on your application as the team will be in contact after the 13th January.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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