Senior Procurement Manager

Full-time Edinburgh Other Underground Construction Job-ID: req72795

If you are an ambitious Senior Procurement Manager looking for a new challenge in Civil Engineering and would like to help shape future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.

What matters to us

• Degree qualified in a business, procurement or related discipline
• CIPS Qualified
• Experience within construction/engineering or similar background
• Strategically minded and creative, able to translate a vision into clear methodical plans.
• Experience of Managing a Procurement team within the Construction industry.
• Experience of running supply chain events
• Experience with tendering process (CompeteFor etc)
• Good IT and Communication skills at all levels.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness.

Your contribution to our company

• Devise and deliver Procurement Strategy
• Be an advocate of change.
• Lead and drive Procurement Strategy across project 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.
• To drive and support Category management ensuring utilisation and maximisation of group frameworks.
• To promote and support the use of internal businesses and ensure that they are included in all tender opportunities.
• Ensure that Procurement are leading the sub-contract procurement across the business.
• To 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.
• Be an advocate for Procurement. Influence senior managers, and design and lead on direct benefits realisation.
• To 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.
• Ensuresupplier evaluation forms and risk assessments are maintained.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website . What you stand to gain

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset - the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward - with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

This happens after the successful application

1. Screening of applications - careful review and evaluation of submitted documents

2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview

3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting - the number of interviews may vary depending on the position

4. Welcome to STRABAG SE- clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate's entry