Assistant Procurement Manager – MOD projects
Location: Manchester, with travel to projects when required
Are you a strategic thinking Procurement professional or aspiring to develop into one? Then we have the opportunity for you in project procurement team.
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 canvass you will be instrumental in supporting procurement strategies, policies and processes. You will draw on your skills to enhance the way we win work and deliver a collaborative relationship with our project teams.
As an Assistant Procurement Manager you will work on supporting the procurement strategy with the Procurement Manager. You will be responsible for supporting procurement objectives and requirements. Are you interested in supporting the procurement and C&M with tendering, market analysis and supplier selection? If the answer is yes check out the duties below.
What do you need for the role?
* Knowledge of sustainable procurement, business sustainable standards, supply chain members, processes and requirements during work winning and live project environments.
* Knowledge base of Suppliers, Sub-Contractors and Services through robust and ethical Procurement processes.
* An understanding of budgets, to enable assistance with efficient and cost effective delivery.
* An understanding of the Procurement quality management system (QMS) and tools to embed best practice, processes and procedures.
* Providing internal and external Customer satisfaction and develop an understanding and in turn compliance with professional standards.
* Demonstrate an understanding of Procurement and commercial principles.
Day to day you will be involved in sourcing and agreeing the supply chain, tendering activities, making recommendations for award and drafting contracts. Are you interested in ethical and sustainable procurement practice? Can you increase your product knowledge and support strategic work winning activities? If the answer is yes then apply today. In return we will support your development and enhance your skills.
The role is based out of our Manchester office and requires travel to projects and suppliers when required.
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.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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