Senior Procurement Manager – C&P (Multiple Locations)

Job title:

Senior Procurement Manager – C&P (Multiple Locations)

Company

Network Rail

Job description

Are you ready to make a difference in people’s lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We’re an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!We’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we’re committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by .Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!About our people and the recruitment process – We’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don’t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.We’re also a employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.Brief Description
Due to internal mobility we’re looking for two Senior Procurement Managers to join our fantastic NW&C Regional Procurement team.As a Senior Procurement Manager, you’ll develop, implement, and maintain contracting and commercial arrangements covering a specific portfolio and medium-value contracts maintaining optimum value for money.These roles can be based flexibly from either our Birmingham, Manchester, or Milton Keynes offices. We offer hybrid working – with the requirement to be in the office 2/3 days per week.About the role (External)Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:1. Develop, and continually enhance, programme and project-specific procurement strategies that complement the regional strategy and maintain the security of supply and value for money and HSQE performance for a range of contracts including goods, works, and services.2. Perform the full range of procurement and contracting activities including strategy development, pre-qualification, tender management, negotiation, and preparation of framework contracts and contracts.3. Provide procurement advice on a regional basis relating to specific portfolio issues.4. Support pre-contract procurement of main contractors/suppliers and where appropriate actively influence the procurement of sub-contracting activity by the main contractors/suppliers.5. Exercise compliance with Network Rail policies, procedures, and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.6. Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities and contribute to the achievement of efficiency targets for a specific portfolio.7. Exercise delegated authority to procure following established policies and governanceIn order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
(Essential)

• Sound commercial aptitude and sound knowledge of relevant Supplier Markets.
• Varied and successful procurement and contracts background with experience in negotiation and developing and implementing procurement and contract strategies.
• Ability to communicate strategies and concepts simply and effectively and to persuade and influence stakeholders.
• Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives.
• Awareness of contract requirements safety and contract requirements environment.

We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be:
(Desirable)

• Experience of successful stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of e-procurement.
• Membership of relevant professional institute(s).
• Knowledge of the rail industry.
• Knowledge of Crown Commercial Services Frameworks.
• Educated to degree level.

How to apply (External)About our people and the recruitment process – we’re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!This is an exciting time to join Network Rail – we’ve just been voted as The Times’ top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for the 3rd year in a row! As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!

• 28 days annual leave – with the opportunity to buy and/or sell upto 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes, and the potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• Privileged staff travel – Leisure travel discount of 75%
• We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted.
• A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
• Hybrid working (2/3 days a week in the office/on site) and enhanced family-friendly support
• Take advantage of childcare vouchers, healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
• 5 days of paid volunteering leave
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

Discover more at: Band 3C £55,596 – £62,546. For more information about our pay framework refer toFor us, ‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible working applications. If we can make it work – we will! .Closing date: 22nd July 2024. Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.What does our recruitment process look like?Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist & the hiring manager will look at your CV.If your experience matches the essential criteria we’re looking for, you’ll be contacted by our Resourcing Team and invited to an interview. The interviews will be held on 17th, 18th & 19th July.All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. To apply for this role, click ‘apply now’.You can visit for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Expected salary

£55596 – 62546 per year

Location

Birmingham

Job date

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 02:38:22 GMT

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