Procurement Manager

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.Where will you be working?As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.The Procurement function is undergoing an exciting transformation journey, deploying best in class processes, ensuring an innovative, reliable and cost-efficient supply chain that can grow with M Group to support delivery of our strategy. Want to come and be a part of it?Reporting to the Head of Procurement and working closely with Group Procurement and divisional stakeholders, you will lead complex, multi-category savings and efficiency programmes, drive the uplift of procurement maturity across the business and support the Head of Procurement on integration activities. You will identify and execute procurement savings and efficiency opportunities, manage supplier relationships and lead sourcing activity. You'll translate business needs into pragmatic procurement plans, embed best practice, drive continuous improvement and support our ESG commitmentsThe role requires attendance at southern-based offices 1-2 days per week; hybrid working for remaining days.What will you be doing?Head up high-complexity sourcing programmes across the division-conduct opportunity assessments, develop category strategies, and deliver measurable cost savings and cost-avoidance through to benefit realisationDesign and execute strategic sourcing and negotiation approaches for complex, multi-stakeholder contracts (including frameworks, MSAs and outcome-based agreements) to secure optimal commercial terms, risk allocation and steady service levels.Build and manage supplier relationships; monitor performance and implement corrective actions to protect continuity of supply and performance standards.Assist the Head of Procurement with implementation of the approved target operating model: assist with governance roll-out, contribute to capability uplift plans, help develop analytics and KPI frameworksPartner with business stakeholders to define requirements, prioritise activity and ensure smooth execution of procurement initiatives.Identify and mitigate supply, commercial and regulatory risks to maintain continuity of supply.Implement and maintain fit-for-purpose processes, tools and reporting to improve efficiency, compliance and visibility of savings and supplier performance.Influence and collaborate across the business to secure buy-in and ensure procurement objectives are delivered.What you'll bring Proven procurement experience with a clear track record of identifying and delivering savings and efficiency initiatives. Experience in sourcing, supplier selection, negotiation and contract management. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills up to senior/executive level. Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Practical knowledge of the procurement lifecycle, supplier performance management and commercial risk mitigation. Experience working with operational procurement and cross-functional teams to implement procurement initiatives. Experience in managing teams, both directly and indirectly. What's in it for you?We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers; Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family) Discretionary bonus scheme 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.#MGroupG INDREG #LI-EO1.