Procurement Manager - @One Alliance

JN Bentley; Peterborough; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

JN Bentley, part of Anglian Water @One Alliance in the UK, is recruiting a Procurement Manager to shape supply chain strategy and drive commercial outcomes. You will lead a procurement team, optimise supplier performance and manage category risk within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

You will influence across internal teams and alliance partners, delivering value through strategic category management, governance, and digital-enabled procurement insights.

Qualifications

• MCIPS and/or CMI qualification or equivalent.
• Significant procurement experience in a commercial environment.
• Experience leading and developing teams with direct reports.
• Strong supplier management and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience handling NEC contracts and complex frameworks.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Sound judgement for decision-making in a complex setting.
• Strong planning and prioritisation abilities.
• Proactive approach to improve outcomes and processes.
• Degree in business/procurement considered advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a procurement team and drive supplier performance.
• Develop category strategies across construction services and materials.
• Manage supplier and category risk to protect continuity and value.
• Use scorecards to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support tender activity and provide commercially informed recommendations.
• Negotiate critical goods and services for value and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with frameworks, governance and responsible procurement.
• Foster supplier development and strong supplier relationships.
• Collaborate with internal teams to bring procurement in early in decisions.
• Identify efficiency gains and better commercial outcomes across the supply chain.
• Champion digital transformation, data analytics and procurement insight.
• Promote innovation and challenge established approaches to unlock value.
• Provide reporting and risk information to senior stakeholders.
• Create an inclusive, safe, high-performing working environment.

Connaissances

Supplier management

Team leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Formation

MCIPS/CMI qualification

Degree in business/procurement

Outils

NEC contracts

Description du poste

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance. As part of Anglian Water’s @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.