Procurement Business Officer

4 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Job Introduction
This role sits in Route Services, a business area that has been created to supply services to our front-line teams and corporate business functions in the safest, most efficient, and effective way.

The Commercial & Procurement (C&P) team leads the design and delivery of commercial strategies to provide solutions for a diverse range of operational and commercial challenges. We cover the whole lifecycle of category strategies, sourcing and supplier management, all of which are underpinned by our procurement operations team.

We are passionate about safety and procurement excellence, working closely with our colleagues and the supply chain to provide solutions that deliver great value for passengers.

Main Responsibilities
This is an exciting role that sits in the Commercial And Procurement (C&P) Strategy Team. You will be working very closely with the C&P Strategy Director to support the delivery of an efficient, high performing, and professional Contracts and Procurement function. You will be developing and co-ordinating reporting activities across a variety of projects and programmes. These include C&P efficiencies, our sustainability agenda, delivery of key milestones, our Commercial Academy, SME’s and Safe Service.

This is a really interesting and varied role where you will get lots of exposure and engagement. It will also provide a great opportunity to work on exciting projects that will facilitate continuous improvement of the C&P function. It will suit someone who has good project management expertise and is looking for a challenging, yet rewarding role.

Some of the key aspects of the role include:

- Support the C&P Strategy Director with the creation and management of a 5-year C&P Roadmap, tracking progress, financial business case deliverables & milestone commitments, escalating risks and any slippages
- Facilitate the management of the C&P business review reports, to include the complex and Periodic Business Review (PBR), aligned to the team Balanced Scorecard, to support the C&P Strategy Director in their executive reporting obligations and senior leadership team performance objectives and commitments
- Co-ordinate planning and periodic based reporting to the C&P Strategy Director and Finance around the C&P annual budget, to manage and mitigate unplanned budget increases and deliver a positive year-end budgetary outcome
- Manage and co-ordinate the development of C&P documents to time and agreed levels of quality. Prepare briefing material and produce presentations and papers suitable for submission to the C&P Leadership Team and Route Services Executive Leadership Team (ELT), to support the timely and professional execution of commitments and deliverables
- Plan and deliver C&P periodic team building and team meeting events, to support the C&P Strategy Director in successful leadership engagement, communication and team development, aligned to the 5-year C&P Roadmap

Essential
- Educated to a business degree standard or equivalent work experience
- Demonstrable experience of change management and project management
- Experience in budget management and financial reporting
- Outstanding verbal communication, writing skills and presentation skills
- Strong technical skillset, particularly in Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrable experience of working with and supporting senior leaders
- Ability to develop a good network of contacts internally and externally
- Strong influencing skills and ability to build relationships
- Self-starter and highly motivated, with an excellent organisational skill set

Desirable
- Knowledge of Category Management, Sourcing and Supplier Management
- We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation_ from diverse cultures, backgrounds and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions._
- At Network Rail, we have several employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. In IT Services, we have a group of Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and _promote a professional and positive working environment_. For more information on D&I at Network Rail, _please follow this link_

About The Company
**We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.**

Our role is to run a safe, reliable, and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.

We're undertaking an ambit

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