Strategic Procurement Leader for Infrastructure Programs

JN Bentley; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

JN Bentley is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead a team and drive the supply chain strategy within the Anglian Water @One Alliance. You will shape supplier performance, category strategy, and commercial risk across a complex programme.

In this role, you will develop procurement excellence, build strong stakeholder relationships, and champion digital transformation with data-driven insights to unlock value for the project and communities served by Anglian Water.

Qualifications

• MCIPS/CMI qualification required.
• Significant procurement experience in a commercially challenging environment.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing teams with multiple direct reports.
• Strong supplier management and supplier development experience.
• Experience managing multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage challenging commercial conversations.
• Sound judgement for decisions in a complex environment.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Proactive attitude to challenge existing ways of working and own outcomes.
• A degree in business, procurement or related discipline advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Develop and implement category strategies across construction services, materials and process plant.
• Manage supplier and category risk to protect continuity, performance and values.
• Monitor supplier performance using scorecards to drive accountability.
• Support tender activity, evaluate supplier submissions and provide commercial recommendations.
• Negotiate critical goods and services to balance value, quality and reliability.
• Ensure procurement activity complies with framework agreements, governance and responsible procurement standards.
• Build trusted relationships with suppliers and pursue supplier development opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to involve procurement early in decisions.
• Identify efficiency opportunities to improve commercial outcomes across the supply chain.
• Champion digital transformation, data analytics to improve procurement insight.
• Promote innovation and challenge established approaches to unlock value.
• Provide clear reporting, procurement insight and risk information to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Data analytics

Education

MCIPS / CMI qualification

Job description

JN Bentley is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead a team and drive the supply chain strategy within the Anglian Water @One Alliance. You will shape supplier performance, category strategy, and commercial risk across a complex programme.

In this role, you will develop procurement excellence, build strong stakeholder relationships, and champion digital transformation with data-driven insights to unlock value for the project and communities served by Anglian Water.