Senior Procurement Advisor

4 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom National Highways Full time

**Job Description** Your new role

Senior Procurement Advisor

National Highways delivers a multi-billion-pound operations and investment programme that includes some of the largest and/or most complex procurements in the UK.

As the Senior Procurement Adviser, you will be responsible for professional procurement support and advice on all procurement activities, supporting senior members of the team and developing your own skills and capabilities. You will be responsible for definedaspects of the procurement, working independently or leading a team in ensuring that procurement processes, workflow and delivery meets targets and quality standards, procurement documentation properly captures organisational requirements, and that opportunitiesfor improving performance are identified and actioned.

Location: Nationwide

What you’ll be leading on
- Supporting the production of the procurement strategy for projects, developing effective supply solutions and market plans to both meet organisational need and enable projects and programmes to maintain a consistent market-facing approach
- Implementation of the approved strategy, assisting with overall management, directly leading work programmes (for example, the production of tender documentation) and managing relationships within national highways, external stakeholders and suppliers accordinglyto drive an efficient procurement process that effectively manages risk and secures value for money
- Supporting governance processes, demonstrating compliance with the procurement strategy and prevailing legislation, policy, guidance, etc. to protect National Highways and demonstrate effective management of public funds
- Facilitate tender evaluation processes, ensuring that consensus is reached on evaluation outcomes and supporting the production of tender evaluation reports
- Support the award of contracts and management of contract variations on behalf of National Highways
- Support the management of contract disputes as they might arise
- Leading engagement and communication with defined stakeholders, building relationships to support overall delivery and acting as the eyes and ears of the business and identifying/reporting potential issues and/or opportunities for continual improvement
- Keep abreast of changes in legislation, industry best practice and market conditions, using this knowledge to identify and take forward and deliver innovation and best practice in areas of responsibility through identifying options and opportunities todrive more effective and/or efficient outcomes

To be successful
- Business Knowledge and Experience
- Good understanding of the procurement lifecycle and the legislation, policy, guidance and governance controlling the procurement environment
- Demonstrable experience in leading or supporting the management of procurement processes, including the production of tender documentation, tender evaluation and/or supporting governance
- Experience and knowledge of procurement and best practice to support strategic sourcing and supply chain strategies
- Professional Requirements
- Working towards CIPS qualifications or equivalent

**About Us** Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

And finally

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