Procurement Advisor

**Your new role
**Procurement Advisor**

We are hiring a Procurement Advisor to join our dispersed Procurement team who are delivering the Lower Thames Crossing project. If you take ownership of and display a passion for what you do and work effectively in a team, whilst putting safety and wellbeing first in everything you do, please read on

You will be responsible for procurement of works, services and supplies providing support to senior members of the team ensuring that procurement processes, workflow and delivery meet targets and quality standards.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Collaborate with delivery managers to define the scope of the procurement requirements, provide advice and share expertise on procurement activities, whilst ensuring accountability for a consistent and best practice approach and compliance with established processes and guidance
- Preparation of procurement plans including but not limited to creating key documents such as pre-qualification questionnaires, procurement strategies, invitations to tender; contract documents; evaluation criteria; single source and technical derogation requests as well as comprehensive award and feedback letters to suppliers
- Manage low value procurements and raise purchase orders within defined level of authority and in accordance with the procurement procedures and govern ace framework
- Support senior procurement managers in delivering larger scale, higher complexity projects. This includes conducting market research and engagement, drafting documents, and assisting in consensus meetings.
- Accountable for the administration of IT systems, tender management and record management ensuring the credibility of the team and the function are not compromised.
- Undertake market analysis, identifying and evaluating key information, potential suppliers, and opportunities, ensuring all KPI’s are in place for an effective procurement plan
- Communication with a wide range of stakeholders, including facilitating the management of project delivery teams, including representing procurement at meetings where appropriate
- Being proactive in identifying and mitigating potential risks and issues and contributing to the continual improvement and innovation of procurements
- Responsible for the planning and management of meetings ensuring all stakeholders involved are included
- Managing and maintaining of effective supplier relationships and representing the Lower Thames Crossing project and National Highways procurement division where necessary.

**To be successful you’ll be**:

- Have a working understanding of key procurement concepts and techniques whilst leading and supporting procurement delivery through the various phases of the procurement lifecycle
- Familiar with, and willing to expand your knowledge of, procurement regulations, contract types and implementation process
- Understanding and contributing to the work, objectives and KPI’s of Highways England
- Willing to work or working towards CIPS qualification
- Good and competent with IT skills including Excel and Word.

**A bit about us**
There’s never been a better time to join our Commercial and Procurement team.

We’re a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You’ll be involved in ensuring that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network.

**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 do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus, and employer pension contributions 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 l