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Procurement Lead (Rail) - Main Contractor JV
Permanent / Full Time
Location: London & Midlands
Salary: Basic £100,000 plus Package

Company Summary:

Our client is a leading construction and civil engineering group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. They operate across a range of sectors including defence, education, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities.

Overall Role Purpose:

As a member of the Rail Division Senior Management Team, provide strategic support and establish, maintain and improve procedures for the control and effectiveness of the procurement function in line with company policy and business objectives. Promote and contribute to continuous business improvement

Key Accountabilities: (describe the key tasks and responsibilities the job-holder has on an on-going basis)

Management of Rail Division procurement function, delivering strategic procurement support to the business and management of the procurement input required on pre-qualifications, tenders and projects as required in line with Group and Company strategies.

Contribute to the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of procurement processes and strategy to ensure company objectives are met on an on-going basis.

Manage and maintain the divisional supply chain, developing key relationships, managing performance and ensuring at all times that the supply chain is fit for purpose to support the business objectives and breadth of pipeline opportunities.

In conjunction with the wider business, deliver divisional initiatives around, inter alia, sustainability, EDI, BS11000/ISO44001 and drive a change in culture on these topics to embed them as 'business as usual’.

Establish training and career plans for each member of the rail procurement team utilising the Procurement Training and Assessment Matrix and DPR process.

The on-going coaching, mentoring, training and development of the team members against the agreed plans.

Ensure they are well positioned with regards to the Supply Chain at pre-construction stage, agreeing early strategies and establishing strategic alignments where appropriate.

Writing / review of answers as required during pre-qualification.

Manage Procurement’s input into the tender process; establishing robust supply chain strategies to align with win themes; meeting with key Tenderers from the supply chain; producing / reviewing commercial proposals on tender submissions including discounts / fixed price allowances.

Writing / review of quality answers for tenders as required.

At project stage, liaise with senior management on both sub-contract and materials procurement, propose strategy for the procurement of key packages and ensure procurement schedules are developed in a timely manner.

Ensure that procurement is delivered as required for the projects as agreed within the project procurement strategy.

Ensure that the subcontractor/supplier selection process has been followed and that all requisite checks have been made, including but not limited to, financial checks, health and safety checks, competency of the organisation and supervision, previous performance scores, database status…

Check subcontract documentation on key trades compiled by the Quantity Surveyor prior to issue.

Audit procurement activity on sites to ensure proper use of term orders and that all relevant processes and strategies are being adhered to.

Generate reports for Senior Management against agreed KPI’s to demonstrate progress toward meeting the objectives and goals of the division.

Contribute to the effective & sustainable management of supply chain, reviewing on-boarding, ensuring performance ratings are carried out, meeting with Supplier’s / Subcontractor’s to discuss performance where required.

Ensure project close outs are held recording commercial outcome of key packages and advising on any lessons to be learnt or refinements required to the procurement processes / documentation.

Continually refine and improve on processes and procedure to ensure that procurement effort is directed where it can bring most value and that continuous improvement is achieved in the value provided to the business by the effective acquisition of goods and services.

Responsibility for the identification and recruitment of new staff.

To keep up to date with business objectives and internal policy and to work in line with HSEQS procedures and objectives.

Brief the Head of Procurement on key decisions and any problems. Ensure that the group strategy is delivered.

Participate in business initiatives and internal/external forums as required.

Interfaces:

Definition of the mutual expectations between roles that are interdependent and have points of interface. Think of the key processes in which this role is involved and the interfaces within this.

Required Qualifications / Expertise:

A dedicated, hard-working, mature, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with the ability to work both on his or her own initiative and as part of a team

The job holder will require good coaching and mentoring skills to get the best from the team.

They will have excellent all round procurement experience, be commercially astute and knowledgeable about the construction market and impact of wider economic issues.

Key words: Construction, Procurement, Supply Chain, FM Procurement, Real Estate, Property, Buyer, Sub Contract, Civils Engineering, NEC, GCT, Supply Management, Purchasing, Sourcing, Public Sector Construction, Procurement Manger, Rail, HS2, Supply Chain Manager, Main Contractor, M&E. Procuring, Contracts

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