Procurement Manager

5 days ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom VGC Group Full time

**Role: Procurement Manager**

**Location: Birmingham**

**Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum + car/car allowance **

**Summary of the Procurement Manager role:
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Delivery, the aim of this role is to manage the strategic selection, pre and post analysis, development, and interface management of the full Supply Chain on a portfolio of various multidisciplinary light rail projectswithin the Urban Business Division as directed.

**Responsibilities for the Procurement Manager:
- Development of the procurement strategy and ensure adherence and delivery through the onsite Procurement team.
- Creation and management of short-, mid-, and long-term goals and Procurement objectives.
- Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes (e.g., leadership of high-value/strategic sourcing efforts).
- Identification and realisation of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Support a talent management process in coordination with HR to ensure that the right resources are in place.
- Managing the skills and competency development of ‘dotted line’ procurement staff, including training development and knowledge management capabilities.
- To develop and maintain positive collaborative relations with customers, suppliers and between key functions. To achieve high levels of customer satisfaction throughout the Procurement process.
- To maintain and develop an appropriate supplier base.
- To implement appropriate controls and audit regimes that enable compliance with company procurement and commercial policies and procedures.
- Operational Procurement Management providing high level support to the onsite Procurement Teams.

**Requirements for the Procurement Manager:
- Degree educated OR equivalent experience
- Experience of operating in a fast-paced environment within the engineering or construction sector
- Having hands on experience working for contractors as Procurement Manager on large civils or infrastructure projects with extensive materials and sub-contract buying experience
- Highly proficient user of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
- Experience of using ERP, Procurement and Finance systems
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to prioritise work and achieve deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Team player with an ability to work on own initiative
- Customer focused

We look forward to hearing from you.

“VGC are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy”



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