Strategic Procurement Lead — Water & Infrastructure

JN Bentley; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

JN Bentley Benefits

Job summary

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Senior Buyer to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project with Anglian Water. You will develop and maintain the Procurement Schedule, ensuring timely delivery of products and services on site.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team, manage supplier relationships, run mini competitions, apply allocation methodologies, and ensure DWI compliance where required. You will drive value and sustainable procurement across SPA delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement in water, infrastructure, or construction.
• Experience integrating suppliers to deliver SPA outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Able to manage a high-volume workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of your portfolio to deliver sourcing events on time and with maximum value.
• Appoint suppliers following an agreed sourcing methodology suitable for the value or complexity.
• Lead on commercial negotiations.
• Ensure relevant systems are used and updated to provide an auditable process and efficient reporting.
• Provide advice and support to the business to understand and deliver their requirements.
• Notify the relevant manager of spend trends needing investigation.
• Ensure sustainable procurement risks are understood and managed for all projects.
• Negotiate with suppliers on a 'spot buy' basis where appropriate.
• Develop wider knowledge of products and wider supply chain.

Skills

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Team leadership

High-volume workload

Job description

Mott MacDonald Bentley is recruiting a Senior Buyer to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project with Anglian Water. You will develop and maintain the Procurement Schedule, ensuring timely delivery of products and services on site.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team, manage supplier relationships, run mini competitions, apply allocation methodologies, and ensure DWI compliance where required. You will drive value and sustainable procurement across SPA delivery.