Senior Procurement Manager

Location:

Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London or Basingstoke

Salary: £55,596 - £67,813 per year

To develop, implement and maintain contracting and commercial arrangements covering a specific portfolio and medium value contracts maintaining optimum value for money.

• Develop, and continually enhance, project specific procurement strategies that compliment the National Programme Strategy and maintain security of supply and value for money and HSQE performance for a range of contracts.
• Perform the full range of procurement and contracting activities including pre‑qualification, tender management, negotiation and preparation of contracts.
• Provide procurement advice on an asset wide basis relating to specific portfolio issues.
• Support pre‑contract procurement of main contractors and where appropriate actively influence the procurement of sub‑contracting activity by the main contractors.
• Exercise compliance with Network Rail policies, procedures and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.
• Manage a range of preferred suppliers developing positive supplier relationships aligned to business objectives.
• Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities and contribute to the achievement of efficiency targets for a specific portfolio.
• Manage the process for the measuring of supplier performance so that effective feedback takes place to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Exercise delegated authority to procure in accordance with established policies and governance.

• Sound commercial aptitude and sound knowledge of relevant Supplier Market.
• Varied and successful procurement and contracts background with experience of negotiation and developing and implementing procurement and contract strategies.
• Ability to communicate strategies and concepts simply and effectively and to persuade and influence stakeholders.
• Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives.
• Awareness of contract requirements safety and contract requirements environment.
• Knowledge of e‑procurement.
• Membership of relevant professional institute.
• Knowledge of the rail industry.
• Educated to degree level.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and encourage a diverse range of applicants to apply.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks.