Tasks
* Devise and deliver Procurement Strategy.
* Be an advocate of change.
* Lead and drive Procurement Strategy across projects and initiatives.
* Establish, build, and maintain collaborative relationships with all key suppliers.
* Negotiate pricing, contracts, and payment terms with suppliers to secure savings.
* Provide material and goods projections to key suppliers to ensure availability on a timely basis.
* Drive and support Category management ensuring utilisation and maximisation of group frameworks.
* Promote and support the use of internal businesses and ensure that they are included in all tender opportunities.
* Ensure that Procurement leads the sub-contract procurement across the business.
* Support the Work Winning teams and ensure that Procurement Strategies are in place.
* Manage the Procurement team group-wide, including recruitment, developing staff, and managing agreed budgets.
* Ensure compliance with procedural, regulatory, quality, environmental, and corporate social responsibility policies.
* Collaborate with operational management and the supply chain to identify innovation and source new and alternative materials and methods.
* Advocate for Procurement. Influence senior managers, and design and lead on direct benefits realisation.
* Lead and drive up-skilling and training within the Procurement team.
* Lead client-facing activities across regional projects.
* Resolve any discrepancies with suppliers, grievances, claims, conflicts, product non-conformance, or quality issues.
* Manage corporate initiatives with the supply chain.
* Ensure supplier evaluation forms and risk assessments are maintained.
Qualifications
* Advanced Experience.
* Commercial Awareness.
* Communication Skills.
* Relevant experience over many years.
* Degree or Equivalent Experience.
* General Contract Awareness.
* MS Office Basic.
* Presentation Skills.
We offer
Competitive Salary, Life & Accident Cover, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discretional corporate bonus scheme – to recognise exceptional performance, 25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays). Please note: All applicants are requested to ensure that they can demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
About us
Progress starts with us.
STRABAG employs about 86,000 people at 2,400 locations around the world, working on progress. Our projects are characterised by their uniqueness and individual strengths, just like each and every one of us. From building construction and structural engineering, road construction and civil engineering, bridge building and tunnelling, project development, building materials production or facility management – we think ahead, and aim to become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology group in Europe. Equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion are an integral part of who we are as a company and how we operate. Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Build the future with us!
Apply now to become part of our team.
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