Senior Procurement Manager

AtkinsRéalis Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Senior Procurement Manager to establish procurement expertise within the London and South East Commercial and Procurement team, role based in Epsom. You will advise clients on procurement and commercial requirements, lead sourcing activities, and promote best practices across complex programmes.

You will work with public and private sector clients, manage supplier relationships, understand NEC/JCT/FIDIC contracts, and drive value through end-to-end procurement and contract

Qualifications

• Degree qualified, with MCIPS membership or working towards a professional body.
• Experience delivering procurement activities across major programmes and complex infrastructure environments (utilities, transport, energy or defence).
• Experience with NEC, JCT or FIDIC contracts and advising on contractual risks.
• Extensive experience across end-to-end procurement lifecycle with ability to deliver complex procurements.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to drive value and improve procurement capability for clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise and deliver broad procurement and commercial requirements to clients.
• Lead sourcing activities and tendering to secure best value.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies and supplier management plans.
• Support contract mobilisation and drive value through supplier performance and relationships.
• Potentially contribute to business development and client relationship management.

Skills

Procurement

Commercial & supply chain

Stakeholder management

Client relationship management

Tendering & sourcing

Contract management

Negotiation

Business development

Education

MCIPS

Degree qualified

Job description

• We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Procurement Manager to help us establish our Procurement expertise within the London and South East Commercial and Procurement team - role based in Epsom.

• The successful candidate will be passionate about working with our clients and will bring a growth mindset to build and strengthen key client relationships.

• As a Senior Procurement Manager your role will require you to draw on your procurement, commercial and supply chain expertise to advise and deliver a broad range of procurement and commercial requirements to our clients.

• You will promote procurement best practice, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and help clients enhance their procurement and commercial capability. From shaping procurement strategies and leading sourcing activities through to supplier relationship management, you will help clients achieve maximum value from their supply chain ecosystem while delivering sustainable commercial outcomes.

• Working with clients across the public and private sector, you will use your skills - technical and others - to share your knowledge, expertise, and experience, and ultimately to deliver fantastic services.

• You will work collaboratively with our clients and their supply chain partners to develop/deliver solutions to complex and dynamic problems. Degree qualified, with membership or working towards a relevant professional body such as MCIPs.

• Experience in delivering procurement activities across major programmes and complex infrastructure environments such as utilities, transport, energy, or defence.

• Has the ability to work in a client facing environment, alongside multidisciplinary teams of colleagues, clients and partners to deliver solutions to complex client or industry challenges.

• Demonstratable experience developing and implementing procurement strategies, defining requirements, leading sourcing and tendering activities, supporting contract mobilisation and driving value through effective supplier and contract management.

• Experience or knowledge of industry standard contract forms such as NEC, JTC or FIDIC with the ability to understand and advise on contractual and commercial risks.

• Experience in a wide range of end-to-end procurement lifecycle activities, with the ability to advise or deliver complex procurements across client strategic projects.

• Strong commercial awareness with experience in supporting clients achieving procurement objectives, improving commercial outcomes and enhancing organisational procurement capability.

• Experience or desire to drive business development activities, including client relationship management, opportunity identification, proposal development, bid writing and supporting the growth of client relationships.

• Experience of working within public and private sector organisations, including use or knowledge of Public Sector Procurement Regulations such as Public Contract Regulations 2015, Utilities Regulations 2016 and an understanding of key legislative changes under the Procurement Act 2023.

• Possesses strong communication, engagement and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and build consensus across complex stakeholder environments.

• A proactive and growth-orientated mindset with a commitment to continuous professional development, technical excellence and delivering high quality outcomes for clients whilst representing the AtkinsRéalis brand. How would you like to work on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects around the globe? Join our collaborative Complex Projects team, where everyone has a voice, and together, we deliver excellence for people and the environment.

• Within Complex Projects, you will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of sectors including but not limited to Water, Rail, Highways, Aviation, Energy and Defence. Flexible and remote working are central to our culture. So, talk to us about how we can support you. How about opting for reduced workweeks or purchasing extra leave during school holidays? What about workplace adjustments or a supported transition back after a career break? We value your transferable skills and potential and are ready to invest in your development and progression.

• We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

• At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.