Procurement Manager – Highways

Overview

In this Procurement Manager role, you will lead procurement for major highway/civil projects across the South East. You’ll shape the procurement strategy, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost-saving outcomes within a large project team. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery, contract robustness, and compliance with business systems. This is a strategic role with impact on supply chain capability and future work winning.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days holiday
• Car/Car Allowance
• Health care
• Pension

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the project procurement strategy and update it over the project lifecycle
• Manage and deliver the project procurement schedules with the project team
• Lead the project procurement team and ensure timely delivery against milestones
• Implement the supply chain strategy for the business
• Ensure subcontract documents are robust and contracts in place before work starts
• Audit-readiness of subcontractors and alignment with safety, environmental, technical, programme and commercial needs
• Support strategic work winning by developing supply chain capability and capacity
• Ensure compliance with Business Management Systems (BMS) and pre-contract administration

Key requirements

• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Experience dealing with subcontractors and suppliers
• Advanced negotiation skills and training
• Strong understanding of category management
• Ability to set up and nurture a high-performing procurement team for tenders/ITTs
• Good knowledge of legal frameworks and contract law
• Working knowledge of ORACLE
• Ability to understand customer and business needs and prioritise work
• Understanding of supplier relationship management
• Strong commercial acumen and organisational/time management
• Proven track record in high-value/high-risk tenders/ITTs and cost savings
• Experience in procurement at senior level in a large organisation

• Excellent communication
• Negotiation
• Organisational and time management
• ORACLE
• Category management
• Tender/ITT administration

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