Senior Procurement Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead procurement across Power T&D Scotland programmes, translating objectives into strategies that support work winning, project delivery and sustainable growth. You will report to the Head of Procurement and guide Procurement Managers to ensure governance, value and delivery certainty. You will influence senior stakeholders, shape market engagement and build supply chain capability for strategic projects. This is a strategic, impact-driven opportunity within a leading infrastructure contractor.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with up to 40% remote work
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies including paid maternity/adoption and paternity leave
• Pension and share incentive plan
• Volunteering leave
• Recognition schemes

Responsibilities

• Own procurement strategy and performance across the portfolio, translating demand into delivery plans
• Shape routes to market, packaging strategies and supplier engagement using market intelligence
• Lead negotiations and high-value procurement activities and provide options at senior level
• Define and track procurement value across cost, risk, resilience, innovation and social value
• Assess supply chain capability and capacity, mitigate constraints and plan capacity
• Drive supplier segmentation and develop strategic relationships and new delivery models
• Influence category strategies, framework development and sourcing models
• Lead, coach and develop Procurement Managers and team members
• Provide strategic procurement advice to Operations, Commercial and Project leadership
• Ensure governance, compliance and audit readiness across procurement activities
• Support procurement input to bids, preconstruction and early contractor involvement

Key requirements

• Significant procurement leadership experience in infrastructure, utilities, energy, construction or major projects
• Experience leading procurement across multiple projects or portfolios and through managers or senior professionals
• Strong strategic sourcing, subcontract procurement, supplier management and commercial negotiation
• Experience supporting work winning, preconstruction, mobilisation and project delivery
• Ability to influence senior and executive stakeholders in governance-led environments
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability and risk management
• Experience assessing market capacity and converting insight into supply chain solutions
• Clear written, verbal and presentation skills for senior decision-makers

• Influence and stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking and analytical mindset
• Leadership and people development
• Strategic sourcing
• Subcontract procurement
• Supplier management and development

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