Operational Procurement Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

BGEN is one of the UK’s largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value‑added engineering solutions.

The Operational Procurement Manager leads operational procurement activities, ensuring effective process control, supplier performance, and compliance with procurement policies and preferred supplier frameworks. The role drives cost avoidance, supply chain rationalisation, catalogue adoption, and improvements in purchasing behaviours while maintaining governance over P‑card spend and master data integrity. Responsibilities include managing Buying Desk performance, resolving procurement issues, supporting supplier onboarding, reducing invoices on hold, and providing procurement support for bids and mobilisations.

Working closely with stakeholders, Group Procurement, and suppliers, the role uses data‑driven insights to improve performance, strengthen supplier relationships, and deliver sustainable, commercially focused procurement outcomes.

The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel to India once per year, as this is a mandatory aspect of the role.

You’ll bring proven experience in an operational procurement role, with a strong understanding of procurement processes, policies, controls and transactional purchasing activities. You’ll have excellent stakeholder management skills, building effective relationships across operational and cross‑functional teams, managing escalations and resolving complex procurement queries. Strong analytical skills are essential, including Excel reporting and data analysis, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

You’ll have experience improving processes, driving compliance, and maintaining standard operating procedures, alongside a good working knowledge of ERP and procure‑to‑pay systems, master data management, and financial governance controls.

Ideally, you’ll hold a procurement qualification such as MCIPS and have experience working in project‑based or engineering‑led environments. Familiarity with ERP systems like SAP or Oracle, a degree‑level education, and a passion for embedding sustainability and ESG principles into procurement decisions would be a real advantage.

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

• Car allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to third‑party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.