Procurement Manager

Our client is a leading Construction organisation who work across multiple sectors including Residential, Commercial and Infrastructure, with a wide range of large scale projects across the United Kingdom.  Due to heavy workload they are now looking to add a new team member to their Group Procurement and Supply Chain function; the role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on the efficiency of the wider business.  

The position offers a flexible approach to working although regular travel to the various regional offices will be expected.  Due to the nature of the role, the position holder can base themselves from one of a number of Regional Offices and so we welcome relevant applications from individuals residing in the North West, Midlands and South of England.

Procurement

Drive commercial and added value benefits through negotiation of best value Group Frameworks / Agreements aligned with the Group Supply Chain Strategy, including:

Preferred Supplier Agreements (PSA)
Plant Agreements (PA)
Preferred Manufacturer Agreements (PMA)
Third Party Agreements (TPA)
Sub-Contractor Frameworks (SCF)
Blue Collar Agency Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment
Consultants

Make recommendations and businesses cases to the Group Procurement & Supply Chain Manager, Director and other stakeholders for new group agreements and frameworks.  Including presentation of data, recommendation papers and presentations where appropriate
Ensure that products to be procured via Group Frameworks are compliant with all legislative/statutory requirements
Develop and execute contracts with key supply chain partners identified as best value via the strategic procurement process
Manage strategic relationships with key supply chain partners through a regular series of structured/formal review sessions and information exchange, supported by BU stakeholders where appropriate.  Driving consistent approaches across the business and significantly improving quality and service levels.
Police the frameworks at Strategic level to ensure they are adhered to and not usurped, tackling slippage appropriately with supply chain and business units
Work with all business unit teams to ensure identified direct and third-party rebate opportunities are maximised and recovered
Liaison between business units and Preferred Suppliers & Manufacturers to ensure that Value Enhancement, Innovation and Saving opportunities are maximised
Procurement & supply chain representative to ensure alignment with PMO activities including development of the dashboard
Manage the applications for rebate payments and work with the finance teams to ensure monies are paid to invoiced terms

Supply Chain

Development of our Sub-Contractor Database and alignment of our database with third party data sources
Collation of various data sources, aligning them with our PMO dashboard and analyse of trends for risk management and to identify improvement opportunities.  Sharing and communicating relative information with the wider business
Contributes to and develops our performance measurement culture and processes – ensuring the process and understanding of why its required is embedded within the business and the tangible metrics (CR, %NR, Programme, Financial Health, Safety, Environmental, ESG) and subjective metrics (project team scoring) are mined/collated accordingly and used strategically across the wider business
Links performance measurement to our supply chain databases and PMO dashboard and analyses information accordingly to provide early warnings and opportunities to the wider business
Leads on strategic supply chain engagement via a variety of mediums including social media, engagement events, annual conference(s) and builds a recognition & reward incentive/awards
Embeds a formalised performance improvement process aligned to performance measurement and relationship maturity matrix, and works with the wider business to ensure a consistent tangible approach is adopted and measured
Measure and improve our supply chains maturity in terms of ESG
Be a leader in bringing innovation to the wider group by aligning our group business(s) with supply chain innovations, trialling new products and solutions and developing business cases where appropriate for wider application/use

General

Identification of Supply & Demand pressures proactively, engaging the supply chain and ensuring risk mitigation strategies that have been developed and utilised – sharing information with the wider business
Form and issue Procurement & Supply Chain Advice Notes to the Group
Continuously seeks opportunities to add value and drive efficiency
Drive process automation and use of data within our own teams and the wider business
Strategic ‘project work’ as assigned aligned or identified
Works collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure a best value procurement culture is embedded and adopted within all parts of the business both strategically and operationally
Engages all parts of the business – ensuring mutual support and understanding of respective objectives with business units and central functions
Supports Procurement & Supply Chain integration of new acquisitions as directed
Develop and deliver improved communications internally and externally
Supports the business as required with strategic procurement expertise
Ensure that United Living SHEQ standards, operating processes, company policies and all legislative requirements are understood, implemented and adhered to at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS

>10 years’ experience in Procurement & Supply Chain roles in the Construction sector, with additional sector experience also a preference
Construction and/or Business-related Qualifications – including NVQ, BSc, BA, MSc
MCIPS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Proficient IT skills particularly in Excel, PowerBi, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
Ability to handle and analyse large volumes of data quickly and accurately – utilising information to identify risks and opportunities
Utilises data to support decisions and business improvement and able to represent data accurately to back up business cases & recommendations – both orally and visually
Strong negotiation and analytical skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Attention to detail
Collaborative and forward thinking
National travel required to Group Offices, Projects and Supply Chain