Senior Procurement Manager – North East and Yorkshire

Galliford Try
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SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER – ENVIRONMENT

NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Procurement Manager to join the team at Galliford Try within our Environment Business.

The role sits within the North East and Southern region. The role offers hybrid working and ideally, you will be suitably located to travel within the Region, with a mixture of home and office working, visiting projects, suppliers and subcontractors.

The Procurement team provides expert advice to all stakeholders throughout the procurement lifecycle to ensure fit for purpose, sustainable, innovative sourcing solutions are achieved.

Thanks to our secured order book we can implement our planned growth strategy and wish to expand the capabilities of the procurement team. This has created an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Procurement Manager to join and lead an expanding multi-discipline procurement team.

This role will have influence over the shaping of procurement activities within their programme of works and will be responsible for driving forward a step change in the way procurement activities are completed.

Reporting to the area Procurement Lead and the procurement SLT, the Senior Procurement Manager will be an integral part of the framework management team and will work closely with the Pre-Construction, Commercial, Design and Delivery functions to maximise our short, medium and long-term procurement opportunities and deliver on the key accountabilities identified below.

The Environment Division Procurement Team currently has influence and accountability for circa £350m of subcontract, materials, and plant procurement per annum, with this expected to grow in accordance with the business plan over the next five years.

As part of that team, this role will initially be leading a team of subcontract and commodity buyers, with the number of direct reports being highly likely to grow in numbers and responsibility over the coming years.

Key Accountabilities/Outputs:

• To provide end-to-end procurement support on a range of complex procurement activities, playing a key role in the development, delivery of procurement sourcing strategies and completing best practice and best value procurement.
• An ability and knowledge to be able to identify and action procurement opportunities including establishment of GT frameworks, opportunity grouping and the promotion of internal trading opportunities.
• Stakeholder & client engagement – a successful candidate will need the ability to lead, co-ordinate and influence internal stakeholders to identify their needs and goals and embed this into our procurement and supply chain activities.
• Function as a business partner to deliver guidance and advice to stakeholders to ensure the Procurement Department is routinely engaged at the earliest stages of planning and that goods and services are purchased using best practice principles maximising value from the supply chain.
• Procurement tender management – ensuring that the business unit is completing the preparation and management of the procurement schedule, controls, and processes to deliver a sustainable and value-adding tender process.
• Knowledge of GT BMS and minimum Standards – knowing the business standards and what is required from our supply chain to comply, including complying with GT’s code of conduct.
• Relationship management and collaboration – ability of best practice tools and approaches to unlock teamwork and build strong relationships and effective conflict management skills. Driving ‘Advantage Through Alignment’ (AtA) as our strategic approach to Supply Chain relationships. An ability to assist in the organisation of events, attending meet the buyers’ sessions, and engage groups to generate ideas, innovation and communicate our strategy.
• Build a high-performing team – working with others, building, and maintaining collaborative environments and driving the team to succeed.
• With the support of the Performance and Improvement team responsible for the reporting on procurement performance, activities at a framework and up to divisional level.
• Risk Management – be able to recognise, resolve and/or identify procurement and commercial risks for escalation. Understand the legal and commercial contents of GT standard commodity and subcontract terms, with an understanding of the mechanics of how to produce a fit for purpose purchase, hire or subcontract order.
• Prepare and collate the tender and contract documents for NEC form of contract and purchase orders.

About You:

To be successful in the role of Senior Procurement Manager, we’re seeking the following attributes:

Competency Requirements:

• Commercial Models and Management – understanding budgets and best value market rates; understanding of industry forms of contract such as NEC (New Engineering Contract), and best practice for unlocking performance through incentivised commercial models. Understanding of commercial value chains.
• Product and Service Knowledge – knowledge of construction materials, services, and methodology. Understanding of the Clients mandatory framework supplier process.
• Stakeholder & Client Engagement – the ability to lead, co-ordinate and influence internal stakeholders to identify their needs and goals and embed this into our procurement and supply chain activities. Demonstrate integrity and trust – operate fairly in all workplace duties, having honest and transparent working relationships built on trust.
• Supply Chain Engagement & Presentation Skills – ability to engage with the supply chain in a pro-active and planned manner, an ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Leadership and People Management – build a high-performing team – working with others, building, and maintaining collaborative environments and driving the team to succeed/implement new ideas and procedures.

Technical/Professional Expertise and Qualifications:

• Experience of working within a regulated and framework environment preferably within the water sector or applicable similar experience with an adjacent sector such as civils, utilities, or power.
• Experience of leading a team of procurement professionals.
• Working knowledge of the NEC and/or IChem E forms of contract.
• Working knowledge of commodity/purchase order terms and conditions.
• Negotiation skills and ability to agree contracts.
• Experience with digital procurement, costing and commercial systems – preferably Orbit.
• Professional CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) qualification or willing to commit to a structured training plan to obtain the same.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes:

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture.
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to deliver the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honesty.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.9 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement . click apply for full job details