Assistant Procurement Manager - Main Contractor - London

Assistant Procurement Manager
Permanent / Full Time
Location: London
Salary: Basic upto £35,000 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.

We currently have opportunities for Senior Procurement Managers working on major projects within Rail & Infrastructure in London and the surrounding areas.

The role will require you to provide comprehensive procurement strategies, manage the effective sourcing, tendering and negotiation of contracts with the clients while maintaining positive relations with customers, implement appropriate controls and audit regimes that enable and reflect the company’s policies and procedures.

Candidate Profile:

• Good communication skills when dealing with key stakeholders
• Able to prioritise workload into manageable packages
• Intermediate Excel knowledge with the ability to progress to advanced skills
• Proven knowledge of an MRP procurement system SAP or equivalent
• Construction or manufacturing background preferable but not essential
• Operational procurement management of specific trade packages for a particular project experience would be preferable but not essential.
• Knowledge and understanding of one recognised contract type preferable but not essential.
• Experience of the use of preferred suppliers and strategic manufacturers applicable to the package they are working on.

Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience of working with or for publicly funded bodies, including central government departments;
• Skilled in compiling robust tender and commercial documents;
• Knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation;
• Experience (not essential) of procurement in planning stage of UK publically funded infrastructure projects;
• Awareness of government initiatives and policies and ability to assess relevancy and defend applicability;
• Knowledge of different forms of contract and risk allocation;
• Good appreciation of supply market for technical services;
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (or actively working towards);
• Understanding and experience of cultivating strong relationships with existing and potential suppliers.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Good level of education, ideally looking to work towards the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (or equivalent).
• Computer skills (Microsoft packages, Oracle).
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
• Able to work to demanding deadlines.

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