Senior Procurement Manager

About the job:

To manage the acquisition, tendering and renewal of contracts in Railway Executive, supporting the evaluation, selection and contract negotiation process, liaising with other internal functions and external organisations as appropriate to maximise efficiencies.
To manage the SAP Procurement/AP interface.
To deputise for the Head of Procurement and other Senior Procurement Managers, where required.
To peer review all tenders/works set up by Procurement Managers on their behalf.

Your main responsibilities will be:

To manage the Procurement and contract negotiation of goods and services within your functional area of the business, liaising with relevant associated Procurement departments to maximise efficiencies.
Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement, deputising for other Senior Procurement Managers within the function and the Head of Procurement where required, with line management of the Procurement Managers and Procurement Assistants within your functional areas of responsibility in the Department.
Supporting the Head of Procurement for the development, implementation and on-going management of the Procurement Strategy for the Company to influence legal compliance of procurement policy and supporting legislation across operations and to generate value for money for the Company.
Supporting the Head of Procurement in the developing, implementation and ongoing management of the Procurement Strategy for the Company to influence and embed sustainable procurement practices throughout the business in order to comply with any business sustainability objectives and commitments across all categories of spend.
Support and aid in the development of a preferred supplier list that is refreshed every 6 -12 months based on commodity, category, performance and cost.
Meeting and reviewing contracts with relevant stakeholders and contract managers around the business to deliver efficiencies and proactive contract and procurement pipeline planning within your functional area of responsibility, recording any savings achieved to contribute towards overall team savings targets.
Act as a key negotiator in terms of completing new contracts and undertaking renewals and reviews and responsible for producing Procurement Strategy and Tender Support documents.
Using e-tendering tools, for procurement projects, ensuring relevant evaluation documentation is accessible within the recognised central repository and provide feedback on the efficient operation of the e-tendering tools.
Managing the efficient use of the central contract repository system for storing of all completed contracts, contract approval forms and other formal documentary evidence of approvals according to governance procedures.
To drive continuous improvement, best value and quality improvements within the team and departments in challenging existing practices and actively seek ways to achieve better outcomes, contributing to ensure key performance and financial targets are met and corrective action taken where necessary.
To leverage synergies and resources to support business goals, bringing all expertise necessary to address the Company challenges to safeguard against contractual and commercial risk.
To ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance (noting UCR/Procurement Act 2023 procedures) are adhered to in regard to the respective procurement policies and external requirements and implement strategies that safeguard the Company’s contractual and commercial risk.
To deputise or individually report to the Senior Management team and respective committees as may be required from time to time to provide up to date status reports on procurement to include development, demonstrate value for money and compliance with regulatory procurement requirements, including but not limited to GDPR, Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Fraud.
Responsible for ensuring completion of periodic reporting requirements.
Adopt a business partnering approach with the Senior Commercial Finance Managers to embed Procurement compliance requirements and financial disciplines in the Annual Business Planning (ABP) process and ensuring procurement resources are sufficient to deliver associated business needs.
To lead and motivate colleagues and ensure that they receive appropriate support, training and development to achieve their potential, conducting peer reviews of team member documentation, to ensure the highest standards are maintained.
To identify and address procurement team training needs for individual and organisational development.
Promote importance of procurement across the organisation and best practice through continuous improvement.
Any other reasonable requests or requirements to support the Procurement function as directed by the Head of Procurement.

You’ll need:

Track record of delivering cost benefits and improvements
Previous UCR/PCR tendering experience of a large value (£1m+)
Ability to identify and deliver innovative solutions
Ability to develop and manage collaborative business relationships both internally and externally
Commercial awareness
Advanced IT skills including use of Microsoft suite (Excel, Word & Powerpoint)
Excellent report writing and presentation skills
Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities and objectives
Confidence, poise with ability to relate to and communicate with senior stakeholders
Highly organised with ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload to meet pre-defined objectives
Proven ability to meet deadlines and targets
Ability to work autonomously within a defined scope.

Working pattern:

On average you will be working 37 hours per week across 5 days, typically office hours.

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