Senior Procurement Manager
We are recruiting for a Senior Procurement Manager on an interim contract for 3 months. You'll be working in a small team to deliver the Zero Carbon Energy procurement activities (high value) and will be accountable for significant elements of procurement delivery.
Working closely with colleagues across the business to prepare and deliver the procurement activities and will align potentially conflicting information requiring significant influencing skills.
As a Senior Procurement Manager, you will need to have/be:
- Knowledge and experience of procuring within the energy market is highly desirable.
- Alternatively experience of leading the procurement of large value complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations with a thorough knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation and contracts using the NEC suite of contract forms
- Experience in operating in a matrix environment, with influencing and communication skills - able to persuade on the basis of objective argument founded in fact and analysis
- Commercial expertise to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated
- Sponsor / Senior Stakeholder relationship and management experience, with communication and influencing skills
Details:
- Rate: £650-£700 per day (inside IR35)
- Working Hours: Full time Monday - Friday (hybrid 2 days office based per week)
- Location: Birmingham
- Duration: 3 month contract
Role of Senior Procurement Manager:
- Responsibility for delivery of procurement activities including the development and assurance of procurement strategy and key components of any necessary Prequalification and ITT documentation to agreed timelines. Ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to permit release of this documentation.
- Responsible for significant elements of the operational procurement, ensuring that these are aligned with other similar procurements and the overall business objectives, including the delivery of wider benefits.
- Responsible for managing the procurement evaluation processes and ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to allow appropriate short-listing and contract award.
- Ensure the businesses activities are undertaken in compliance with EU and UK legislation whilst driving a process that will become a benchmark for future projects around the world.
- Supporting the achievement of governance approval and assurance of all procurement deliverables as defined within the Procurement Handbook.
- May manage a Procurement Manager and Procurement Officer, ensuring their output is quality-assured at its source
- Ensure procurement reporting and management information is provided accurately and on a timely basis to synch with the business reporting rhythm and cycles.
- Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to challenge and scrutiny