Procurement Manager - @One Alliance

JN Bentley; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits booklet

Job summary

JN Bentley is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead a team and drive the supply chain strategy within the Anglian Water @One Alliance. You will shape supplier performance, category strategy, and commercial risk across a complex programme.

In this role, you will develop procurement excellence, build strong stakeholder relationships, and champion digital transformation with data-driven insights to unlock value for the project and communities served by Anglian Water.

Qualifications

• MCIPS/CMI qualification required.
• Significant procurement experience in a commercially challenging environment.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing teams with multiple direct reports.
• Strong supplier management and supplier development experience.
• Experience managing multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage challenging commercial conversations.
• Sound judgement for decisions in a complex environment.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Proactive attitude to challenge existing ways of working and own outcomes.
• A degree in business, procurement or related discipline advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Develop and implement category strategies across construction services, materials and process plant.
• Manage supplier and category risk to protect continuity, performance and values.
• Monitor supplier performance using scorecards to drive accountability.
• Support tender activity, evaluate supplier submissions and provide commercial recommendations.
• Negotiate critical goods and services to balance value, quality and reliability.
• Ensure procurement activity complies with framework agreements, governance and responsible procurement standards.
• Build trusted relationships with suppliers and pursue supplier development opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to involve procurement early in decisions.
• Identify efficiency opportunities to improve commercial outcomes across the supply chain.
• Champion digital transformation, data analytics to improve procurement insight.
• Promote innovation and challenge established approaches to unlock value.
• Provide clear reporting, procurement insight and risk information to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Data analytics

Education

MCIPS / CMI qualification

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance.

As part of Anglian Waters @one Alliance, we are on a mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for water. With an ambitious £2.3 billion capital investment in AMP8, we are revolutionising infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation to protect the environment and support growing communities

We're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our team and play a key role in shaping our supply chain strategy and delivering outstanding commercial outcomes.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you'll lead and develop a team of procurement professionals while taking responsibility for supplier performance, category strategy, commercial risk and procurement excellence across our programme.

Working in a complex and fast-paced commercial environment, you'll challenge traditional ways of working, identify opportunities to deliver differently and build collaborative relationships across our internal teams, Alliance Partners and supply chain.

Your Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing procurement team, including Category Leads and B
• Developing and implementing category strategies across construction services, materials and process plant.
• Managing supplier and category risk to protect continuity, performance and values
• Monitoring supplier performance and using scorecards to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Supporting tender activity, evaluating supplier submissions and providing commercially informed recommendations.
• Negotiating critical goods and services to achieve the right balance of value, quality and reliability.
• Ensuring procurement activity complies with framework agreements, governance requirements and responsible procurement standards.
• Building trusted relationships with suppliers and identifying opportunities for supplier development.
• Working collaboratively with Solutions, Commercial, Operations, Construction and Project teams to ensure procurement is involved early in decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and commercial outcomes across the supply chain.
• Championing digital transformation, data and analytics to improve procurement insight and decision-making.
• Promoting innovation and challenging established approaches to unlock additional value.
• Providing clear reporting, procurement insight and risk information to senior stakeholders.
• Championing an inclusive, safe and high-performing working environment.

About You

You'll be an experienced procurement professional who combines commercial expertise with strong people leadership and the confidence to influence at all levels.

Ideally, You'll Bring

• MCIPS and/or CMI qualification.
• Significant experience working in procurement within a commercially challenging environment.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing teams, ideally with responsibility for multiple direct reports.
• Strong supplier management and supplier development experience.
• Experience managing multiple internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills and the confidence to manage challenging commercial conversations.
• Sound judgement with the ability to make informed decisions in a complex environment.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
• A proactive approach, with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working and take ownership of outcomes.
• A degree in business, procurement or a related discipline would be advantageous.

At @one Alliance, you'll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of the UK's water infrastructure. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will drive meaningful change.

JN Bentley Benefits to be found on the booklet attached.