Rail Procurement Manager

Carrington West; City Of London; Híbrido; GBP 56.000 - 68.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Discounted rail travel

Defined benefit pension

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Training and career development

Clear progression opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Network Rail is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager for its Southern region, offering a strategic leadership role within a major rail environment. The role involves shaping procurement strategies, managing senior stakeholder relationships and guiding complex procurements in a hybrid London/Basingstoke setting.

The position supports regional delivery, with potential alignment to a business partnering function or delivery leadership, and offers strong career development within a regulated

Formación

• Strong background in strategic procurement across major works or services.
• Experience delivering high-value and complex procurements.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and implement procurement strategies beyond transactional buying.
• Experience operating within a regulated environment.

Responsabilidades

• Shape procurement strategies and pipelines to deliver value for money.
• Provide expert commercial advice to drive effective delivery.
• Lead and develop a small team or work in a delivery-focused role for major procurements.

Conocimientos

Strategic procurement

High-value procurements

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy development

Regulated environment experience

Descripción del empleo

Are you an experienced procurement professional looking to take a more strategic role within a major rail organisation?

Do you have strong experience delivering high value works or services procurements within a regulated environment?

Salary: £55,596 - £67,813 + discretionary bonus and excellent benefits (DOE)

Location: London or Basingstoke, hybrid, 3 days per week in office.

I am recruiting for a Senior Procurement Manager to join Network Rail's Southern region during a significant period of change across the UK rail industry.

This is a senior procurement position with flexibility depending on your strengths and experience. You could be aligned to a business partnering function, including responsibility for managing and developing a small team, or take a more delivery-focused role leading major and complex procurement activity.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, shaping procurement strategies and pipelines while providing expert commercial advice to ensure value for money and effective delivery.

Essential experience

• Strong background in strategic procurement, ideally across major works or services
• Experience delivering high-value and complex procurements
• Strong knowledge of public procurement regulations, particularly Utilities Regulations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Ability to develop and implement procurement strategies rather than solely managing transactional buying activity
• Experience working within a regulated environment

Desirable experience

• Rail, utilities or major infrastructure experience
• Previous people management or team development experience
• Experience delivering complex frameworks and major project procurements

Package

• 75% discounted rail travel
• Excellent pension, including defined benefit pension after 5 years
• Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office and no set office days
• Strong training and career development opportunities
• Clear potential for progression and succession