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Senior Procurement Manager
Location: Watford, Dartford, Manchester - other locations considered
Are you a strategic thinking senior construction Procurement Manager who wants to lead procurement activities on the biggest and best projects? Then we have the opportunity for you in our Specialist Power sector.
Do you have a passion for relationship building, sustainable procurement, best value and problem solving? Then come and feel valued and join our dynamic procurement team.
With a blank canvas, you will be instrumental in developing procurement strategies, policies, and processes. You will draw on your supply chain management skills to enhance the way we work together and deliver a collaborative relationship.
As a Procurement Manager, you will work on the procurement strategy with the Senior Procurement Manager. You will be responsible for the delivery of project procurement objectives and requirements. Are you interested in supporting the procurement and estimating team with tendering, market analysis, and supplier selection? If the answer is yes, check out the duties below.
Duties include:
* Member of both the project and senior management team, responsible for the delivery of Business Procurement objectives and requirements.
* Provision and implementation of Project Procurement/Supply Chain/ Category specific / strategic trades.
* To provide market intelligence / cost advice / supply chain performance management and feedback to Central Procurement and Work Winning.
* To lead/support a team of Procurement professionals, including training & development; staff appraisals; retention & reward; and recruitment to provide an effective Procurement service for the Business.
* To be responsible and accountable for the Procurement process of subcontractors, materials, plant, and services, in accordance with the Project Procurement Strategy and LOR Values.
* To champion in-house opportunities through DfMA and self-delivery.
* To provide an ethical and consistent approach to the procurement of goods and services and ensuring compliance with the LOR corporate governance and Procurement best practice throughout the process to meet current legislation.
* To monitor markets and where appropriate, provide alternative procurement strategies to maximise opportunities or minimise risk.
* To be accountable for the provision of management information and reports in accordance with business requirements.
* To champion innovation and to put forward new and/or alternative methods, materials, products, and systems that will increase competitive advantage and cost-effective solutions.
* Attendance at Business Plan Review (BPR) and Senior Leadership team meetings, as required.
Essential skills and experience:
* Negotiation skills
* Legal & contracting law
* Risk & opportunity management
* Project procurement strategy
* Supply chain planning
* Experience of working within the construction industry or similar and demonstrated knowledge of the interfaces and relationships that exist.
* Demonstrates the ability to manage, plan and structure operational procurement resources of mixed experience and capability.
* Good communication skills (verbal & written).
* Delivering robust procurement strategies.
* A measured approach to decision making and the ability to ensure best value procurement.
* Has delivered demonstrable added value through their procurement activity.
Experience of CIPS or working towards CIPS is desirable (Or chartership in another discipline CIOB or RICS). We are also considering relevant in-job experience. We are considering candidates who are able to get to our offices in Dartford, Manchester or Birmingham.
About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Support for Disabled Employees:
* LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessible experience to job applicants and new colleagues.
* LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommittee is an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity, and long-term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
* Disability Confident Leaders – We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
* LOR are members of the Business Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
* LOR are partnering with Even Break to have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.
Sustainability:
In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:
* To be a net zero company by 2050
* By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff
Rewards and Benefits:
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
* Health and Wellbeing
* Virtual GP
* Health Assessment (Age 50+)
* Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* 5 days leave extra can be purchased
* Employee Discounts
* Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade
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