Strategic Highway Procurement Specialist

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services is seeking a procurement professional to lead end-to-end procurement for highways maintenance subcontracts, materials, plant and equipment. You will work collaboratively with operations, commercial, technical, and supply chain teams to achieve best value and manage supplier performance.

Key duties include handling RFIs, RFQs and ITTs; evaluating tenders; negotiating terms; developing sourcing plans; supplier due diligence; raising purchase orders;

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end procurement and supplier management.
• Experience negotiating commercial and contractual terms.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of commercial and financial risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities, including RFIs, RFQs and ITTs.
• Evaluate tenders and prepare sourcing and award recommendations.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and contractual conditions.
• Identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and value-for-money opportunities.
• Develop and maintain procurement schedules and sourcing plans.
• Carry out supplier due diligence and financial/commercial checks.
• Raise purchase orders and manage procurement processes in line with governance.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans.
• Develop relationships with existing and new suppliers.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier capacity, pricing, risks, and opportunities.
• Produce procurement reports, dashboards, and management information.
• Work collaboratively with commercial, operational, technical, and HSEQS teams.
• Support sustainability, environmental, D&I, innovation, and Zero Harm objectives.

Skills

End-to-end procurement

Supplier management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Risk management

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

ERP/e-procurement

Tools

Oracle/Jaggaer

Job description

Advance Training & Recruitment Services is seeking a procurement professional to lead end-to-end procurement for highways maintenance subcontracts, materials, plant and equipment. You will work collaboratively with operations, commercial, technical, and supply chain teams to achieve best value and manage supplier performance.

Key duties include handling RFIs, RFQs and ITTs; evaluating tenders; negotiating terms; developing sourcing plans; supplier due diligence; raising purchase orders;