Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement Manager

Location: Scotland (Glasgow) Monklands Replacement

Core Skills: Sub-contract procurement, Scoping contract requirements, Tendering, Construction Materials

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 Healthcare 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 sub-contract and supply chain management skills to enhance the way we work together and deliver a collaborative relationship.

As a Senior Procurement Manager, you will work on the procurement strategy with the Procurement Lead. 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 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.
• Provide market intelligence, cost advice, supply chain performance management, and feedback to Central Procurement and Work Winning.
• Lead/support teams of Procurement professionals, including training & development, staff appraisals, retention & reward, and recruitment to provide an effective Procurement service for the Business.
• Responsible and accountable for the Procurement process of subcontractors, materials, plant, and services, in accordance with the Project Procurement Strategy and LOR Values.
• Ensure an ethical and consistent approach to the procurement of goods and services, complying with LOR corporate governance and Procurement best practices to meet current legislation.
• Monitor markets and, where appropriate, provide alternative procurement strategies to maximize opportunities or minimize risk.
• Provide management information and reports in accordance with business requirements.
• Champion innovation and propose new or alternative methods, materials, products, and systems to increase competitive advantage and cost-effective solutions.
• Attend Business Plan Review (BPR) and Senior Leadership team meetings as required.

Essential skills and experience:

• Sub-Contract procurement, including scoping of sub-contracts
• Negotiation skills
• Legal & contracting law
• Risk & opportunity management
• Project procurement strategy

Supply chain planning

• Experience working within the construction industry or similar, with knowledge of interfaces and relationships.
• Ability to manage, plan, and structure operational procurement resources of varying experience and capability.
• Good communication skills (verbal & written).
• Delivering robust procurement strategies.
• Proven ability to deliver added value through procurement activities.

Experience of CIPS or working towards CIPS is desirable (or chartership in another discipline like CIOB or RICS). Relevant in-job experience will also be considered. Candidates should be able to access our offices in Dartford, Manchester, or Birmingham.

About us: We are an international engineering and construction company delivering infrastructure and building projects in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. At Laing O'Rourke, we have over 150 years of experience delivering it. Our story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We leverage our extensive experience to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we support candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. Please inform us beforehand of any adjustments needed for the interview or workplace support.

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