Project Procurement Manager

Mercury; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury, the European leader in construction solutions, seeks a Project Procurement Manager in Oxford to lead procurement across multi-discipline projects. You will mentor teams, manage budgets, drive KPI performance, and shape sourcing strategies with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of equipment, materials and services for complex projects.

The role requires a minimum 8 years’ experience, strong negotiation skills, ERP/SAP experience, and a process-driven mindset to support Mercury’s

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ work experience in a similar role.
• Strong negotiation skills and supplier relationship management.
• ERP experience; SAP desirable.
• Ability to prioritise workload efficiently.
• Process and procedure driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of procurement personnel across disciplines and geographical areas.
• Apply financial management principles to procurement decisions and budgets.
• Lead vendor meetings and maintain supplier relationships.
• Implement a contract framework strategy with key supply chain members.
• Drive and exceed procurement KPIs.
• Oversee procurement to pay from sourcing to invoice clearance.
• Develop procurement strategy for core commodities.
• Identify new supplier sources and sourcing strategies in assigned area.
• Purchase equipment, materials and/or services for assigned projects.
• Secure quality and timely delivery of goods and/or services.
• Develop and manage a Procurement Schedule Report (PSR).
• Negotiate vendor alliances and master service agreements.
• Coordinate logistics of goods and services for projects.
• Control purchasing, storage and consumption of materials.
• Coordinate fleet, tool and plant requirements for projects.
• Develop and run RFP/RFQ packages.
• Consolidate information to develop effective procurement schedules.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor Management

Budget Management

Team Leadership

Procurement Strategy

Education

Bachelor-level supply chain degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Project Procurement Manager, Oxford, UK

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Scope Of Role

Deliver best in class performance through professional, competitive and efficient buying processes, controls and systems for their project(s), leading and mentoring junior procurement personnel.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• To lead and mentor a team of Procurement personnel across various disciplines and geographical areas.
• Apply a broad understanding of financial management principals and other quantitative information to ensure decisions are fiscally responsible and based on your procurement budget.
• To lead vendor meetings, build and maintain supplier relationships.
• To implement a contract framework strategy with all key supply chain members.
• Drive and exceed procurement KPI’s
• Responsible for procurement to pay process from Sourcing to invoice clearance
• Develop procurement strategy for core commodities.
• Identify new supplier sources and recommend new sourcing strategies in assigned area.
• Purchase equipment, materials and/or services for assigned projects.
• Secure the quality and timely delivery of goods and/or services required for assigned projects.
• Develop and manage a Procurement Schedule Report (PSR).
• Negotiate vendor alliances, rebate agreements, master service agreements.
• Assist in the reallocation or disposal of excess materials.
• Assist in proposals support when required.
• Ensure that the Authority Matrix is followed stringently.
• Expected to work with only general supervision.
• Create internal and external reports
• Conduct complex bid process and do commercial evaluations.
• Co-ordinate the logistics of goods and/services required for assigned projects.
• Systematic control over purchasing, storing and consumption of materials required for assigned projects.
• Co-ordinate the fleet, tool and plant requirements for assigned projects.
• Develop and run RFP/RFQ packages
• Independently consolidate and analyse information from various sources to develop effective procurement schedules.
• Maintain procurement budget tracker.
• Perform other duties as assigned by line manager.

Core Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Coordination
• Decision Making
• Follow-up
• Individual Leadership/Influencing
• Initiating Action
• Maintaining performance under pressure
• Organizational Awareness
• Planning and Organizing
• Problem solving

Essential Criteria For The Role

• Strong negotiation skills
• Minimum of 8 years’ work experience in a similar role
• Ability to prioritize workload efficiently.
• Process and procedure driven
• Previous ERP experience

Desirable Criteria

• A third level qualification preferably in supply chain or other related discipline.
• Previous SAP experience

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.