Senior Procurement Manager

2 weeks ago

Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Porterbrook Full time


Our mission is to provide high-quality, digitally-enabled rolling stock solutions that help deliver a safe, efficient and sustainable railway

Since 1996, our investments have totalled over £3bn, including the commissioning of over 2,500 new passenger and freight vehicles. We plan to invest over £1bn into UK rail in the coming years to deliver high quality new and refurbished vehicles for passengers and freight customers
But financing new trains is not the end-game. Our asset stewardship role includes management of assets to ensure performance, safety and long-term suitability over their full economic life
About the team
Our procurement team consists of specialists based in Derby and Long Marston. The team work closely with all departments in the procurement of goods and services, both engineering and non-engineering

Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose
  • Accountable for the development, organisational buy-in and implementation of the category strategies for key categories
  • Responsible for creating and maintaining the strategies and ensuring that the best value for money is obtained, while adhering to the highest level of quality and supplier performance
  • Acting as the interface between the engineering/project management function and rest of the business, ensuring that all service levels are achieved, and issues escalated in a timely manner. Responsibility will also extend to specific fleets and their operational procurement requirements
  • This role will provide leadership to other members of the Procurement team through ensuring appropriate development is identified and supported and will deputise for the Head of Procurement when required

Responsibilities

Develop, Manage and Maintain Procurement Category Strategies
  • Ensure that the category strategies take into account the requirements of all key stakeholders
  • Implement each category strategy, ensuring that it remains in line with customers' requirements and with an eye on future innovations
  • Manage the end to end procurement process for categories, from Request for Quotation (RfQ) through to end supplier management, including, and not limited to:
  • Identify opportunities for new services through the use of innovative products to customers
  • Track the effectiveness of the category strategy, ensuring that the defined benefits are delivered e.g. cost savings in line with projection
  • Oversee the management of the warranty process in relation to each category and ensure direct and indirect reports are undertaking required actions in a timely manner
  • And oversee the contract placement of Free Issue Materials (FIM) to ensure direct and indirect reports are successfully coordinating with project programmes
  • Manage supplier performance against contractual service level agreements, ensuring feedback from other functions is received and acted upon. Escalate any issues in a timely manner, both externally to the supplier and internally within the commercial function
  • Actively participate in implementing the output of the Heavy Maintenance (HM) forecast to ensure HM events are procured in line with business objectives and ensure workload is assigned amongst the Category Management team. This will be done by overseeing the start-up meeting, regular review, RfQ and recommendation process to ensure all steps are followed
  • Ensuring consistency with BPA set up/delivery to facilitate granularity of financial information to drive the Finance team analysis of emerging costs/AAW spend
  • Indexation annual reviews with suppliers and placement of CVs to record agreement
Developing the Procurement Function
  • Lead/support the overall drive for cost efficiencies across the procurement function
  • Lead/support the development of procurement processes and systems
  • Support the delivery of quality accreditations, including the ISO 20400 in sustainable procurement. Support the development of the overall procurement strategy and annual business plan
  • Actively participate in Porterbrook supplier events and create a programme to manage the relationships with all suppliers on a regular basis
  • Lead/support other functions (Finance/Commercial/Fleet) in the internal planning and budgeting for WLMP/FQP
Supporting Business Objectives
  • Support the franchising process with knowledge of relevant categories, how they are developing and the costs for implementation
  • Support project managers and other functions during the operational phase of a contract/project and be seen as the point of escalation for commercial issues with the supply base
Other Duties
  • Ensure that all products procured comply with all environmental, ethical and health and safety legislation
  • Support both the function and business in the drive for continuous improvement


Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

General Requirements
  • Excellent technical knowledge/awareness of key railway sub-systems and the future opportunities offered in these areas for rail is desirable
  • Able to take a pragmatic approach to challenges and actively solve problems before they become issues
  • Experience of taking full accountability for the end to end procurement processes, with a track record in achieving quality results
  • An ambitious and driven individual, with a track record in procurement
  • Experience of Oracle systems would be desirable
  • Skilled in contract negotiation with a clear understanding of commercial implications of contracts
Qualifications
  • Educated to degree or further education standard, preferably in either Engineering, Law, or Business Management
  • An MCIPS, or other, qualified professional through the Chartered Institute of Procurement
Knowledge
  • Solid procurement experience as either a Category Manager or Senior Buyer, gained within an engineering environment
  • Knowledge of railway industry rolling stock and components, ideal but not a prerequisite
  • Legal or commercial experience would be advantageous
  • Track record of working to and exceeding KPIs
Key Skills
  • Commercially astute with excellent understanding of contracting
  • Well organised and experienced in working under pressure
  • Experience of e-procurement systems (desirable)
  • Numerate with strong analytical skills
  • Microsoft Excel skills at intermediate level
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills


A great place to work

We are seeking the very best talent to join the team, and offer an excellent salary, along with bonus and benefits.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great organisation with excellent people and a road map for the future to grow and develop the business. Some of our benefits are listed below:
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • Financial wellbeing support
  • Flexible working
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits
  • Enhanced Armed Forces policies
  • Ongoing support with professional and personal development'
  • Long service awards
  • Porterbrook Star awards
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days' additional leave
  • Additional days annual leave for long service
  • Season ticket loan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking at our Derby and Long Marston sites
Should you be suitable for the role, the full benefits package will be discussed in more detail during your screening call.

To apply

Please follow the link at the top of this page to send your CV and a covering email with full details of why you would be a great addition to the Porterbrook team, along with details of your current salary and notice period.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can develop to their full potential.
Please note we are not accepting approaches from recruitment agencies for this role.

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