Procurement Manager - Grays in Grays

Energy Jobline ZR; Grays; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in the UK is seeking a Procurement Manager for the Lower Thames Crossing project. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring project requirements are met. Essential qualifications include a relevant business degree and experience in procurement management. The role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Pension savings schemes

Referral bonus scheme

Paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience within a procurement management role.
• Pragmatic yet disciplined approach to process compliance.
• Knowledge of subcontract procurement.
• Supply chain management experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure project requirements are met and best-value contracts negotiated.
• Lead multi-disciplinary sourcing teams through the ITT process.
• Develop key relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners.
• Provide periodic reporting for management on purchasing.

Skills

Stakeholder management skills

Problem-solving skills

Negotiation skills

Excellent written and verbal skills

Results-oriented

Education

Relevant business degree or equivalent experience (e.g., MCIPS)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Procurement ERP and e-tendering systems (e.g., Oracle, Jaggaer)

Job description

Job Description

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17km of complex highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme‑wide, industry‑leading approach to carbon reduction.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintains, manages and operates major highway networks across the UK and supports local authorities, creating communities where people want to live, work and play.

The Procurement Manager, as part of the wider Procurement Function, will work with other members of the LTC Project team to ensure the delivery of the LTC Procurement Strategy and to deliver procurement activity in line with the Main Contract requirements, business objectives, strategy and processes.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure project requirements are met, and best‑value contracts are negotiated to meet and exceed targets.
• Produce project‑specific procurement strategies in agreement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and implement individual package procurement plans to ensure project‑specific constraints are considered, maintaining security of supply and optimising added value.
• Draw on technical knowledge and lead the production of package ITTs, drawing the necessary information from other disciplines within the team (operations, planning, design, quality).
• In line with the Project Procurement Strategy, lead multi‑disciplinary sourcing teams through the ITT process, recommending the best supplier using Balfour Beatty ITT procurement software (Jaggaer).
• In conjunction with the Commercial team, facilitate the negotiation of package‑specific terms and conditions and agree with the wider business where applicable.
• Negotiate agreements for the Project that support on‑time delivery and meet safety and sustainability requirements.
• Develop key relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners to improve business.
• Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results.
• Conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential cost‑down and improvement opportunities.
• Provide periodic reporting for management on purchasing, controls and processes.
• Teach and educate managers and associates about procurement process control.

Who we're looking for

The following experience/qualifications are essential:

• Relevant business degree or equivalent experience (e.g., MCIPS) (desired) experience within a procurement management role.
• Appropriate style of people management that delivers objectives while taking into account the skills, personalities and needs of employees.
• Pragmatic yet disciplined approach to process compliance.
• Highly results‑orientated (proven track record of exceeding targets).
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Problem‑solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of improvement and propose solutions.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of procurement ERP and e‑tendering systems (e.g., Oracle, Jaggaer or similar).
• Experience of subcontract procurement.
• Supply chain management experience.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proven track record in negotiation.

Benefits

Still interested? Then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded £8.6 bn in revenues last year, achieved industry‑leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

• An attractive salary.
• Pension savings schemes.
• A whole host of other Balfour Beatty employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc.).
• Refer a friend bonus scheme.
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available via the balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
• Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About us

Balfour Beatty Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, putting the road user at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

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