Senior Procurement Manager

Job Description: Senior Procurement Manager
Location: London/Birmingham
Contract Type: 3 months (Contract)
Pay Rate: £650 - £700 per day (Umbrella, inside IR35)
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to support the delivery of strategic goals by building value-adding supply chains and fostering sustainable commercial relationships. The role involves managing procurement processes to ensure fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory practices, in compliance with relevant regulations and organisational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Contract Award and Management:
Ensure timely and compliant award of contracts necessary for construction, testing, commissioning, and operation as per Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.
Provide commercial support across all contracts, managing them to deliver strategic project objectives and demonstrable value for money.
Strategic Supply Chain Development:
Build value-adding supply chains that meet strategic goals and comply with obligations set out in the Development Agreement and associated undertakings.
Negotiate commercial agreements with third parties, coordinating interfaces and integrating across contracts and suppliers.
Operational Procurement Management:
Oversee significant elements of operational procurement for relevant packages, ensuring alignment with similar packages and overall project objectives.
Support governance approval and assurance of procurement deliverables, developing key components of Prequalification and ITT documentation.
Procurement Evaluation:
Manage procurement evaluation processes for relevant packages, ensuring compliance with EU and UK legislation and achieving necessary approvals for short-listing and contract award.
Team Leadership:
Manage a Procurement Manager and Procurement Officer, ensuring quality assurance of their output.
Provide accurate and timely procurement reporting and management information.
Governance and Reporting:
Present to boards and committees as required, responding to challenges and scrutiny.
Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work activities, supporting and complying with organisational policies and procedures on EDI.
Qualifications and Experience
Proven experience in procurement management, particularly in large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
Strong understanding of UK and EU procurement legislation and regulations.
Excellent negotiation and contract management skills.
Ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage with senior stakeholders.
Key Attributes
Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Ability to build and maintain sustainable commercial relationships.
Committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Application Process
If you are a seasoned procurement professional with a track record of delivering value and excellence in procurement management, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.
Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.