Procurement UK Lead

Responsibilities

• The Procurement Supply Manager is responsible for working with the client, project team and onsite delivery team to manage the end to end purchase of equipment and subcontractors to achieve the project outcomes. This position is based full time on site Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week.
• Work within a cross functional integrated team (Supply chain management, Procurement, Engineering, Quality, HSE and others as required) to purchase all goods and services required to deliver the HPC Project in Somerset a success.
• Complete Tender Life Cycle - work with project delivery team to define business requirements, contracts formation, engage supply chain and tender stakeholders.
• Negotiations (define negotiation strategy and drive negotiation results).
• Contract, together with legal team.
• Manage relationship with suppliers to ensure timely accurate delivery of the goods and services for the project.
• Manage Priority Delivery Sequence - ability to balance requirements.
• Act as single point of contact for procurement activities.
• Lead all procurement engagements and meetings in sufficient time to achieve programme objectives.
• Establish overall procurement strategy and strategies for procuring individual packages.
• Establish understanding of risks inherent to procurement packages and advise appropriate contract models.
• Establish clear budget alignment to procurement packages.
• Ensure tendering process is compliant with statutory and business requirements.
• Ensure tendering communications are undertaken with traceability and clear configuration control.
• Engage client to ensure subcontract and vendor approval.
• Any other reasonable activities as requested by the line manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven track record in a project role.
• Knowledge of procurement systems.
• Knowledge of forms of contract - NEC Suite beneficial.
• Knowledge of plant, equipment management and purchasing.
• Qualifications demonstrating high level of literacy and numeracy.
• Membership of CIPS.
• CCNSG or CSCS MAPS.