Senior Procurement Manager

4 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Brief Description

Network Rail is the largest infrastructure client in the UK and you can join the team in Wales & Western region who manage circa. £1bn spend per year.

We are looking for a procurement team leader to manage the Wales Route which covers a wide and diverse range of categories including Asset inspection, contingent labour, vegetation and fencing and on track plant.

Network Rail yw’r cleient seilwaith mwyaf yn y DU a gallwch ymuno â’r tîm yn rhanbarth Cymru a’r Gorllewin sy’n rheoli tua. £1bn o wariant y flwyddyn.

Rydym yn chwilio am arweinydd tîm caffael i reoli Llwybr Cymru sy’n cwmpasu ystod eang ac amrywiol o gategorïau gan gynnwys archwilio asedau, llafur wrth gefn, llystyfiant a ffensys ac offer ar y trac.

About the role (External)

Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

1.Develop, and continually enhance, project specific procurement strategies that compliment the National Programme Strategy and maintain security of supply and value for money and HSQE performance for a range of contracts.

2.Perform the full range of procurement and contracting activities including pre-qualification, tender management, negotiation and preparation of contracts.

3.Provide procurement advice on an asset wide basis relating to specific portfolio issues.

4.Support pre-contract procurement of main contractors and where appropriate actively influence the procurement of sub-contracting activity by the main contractors.

5.Exercise compliance with Network Rail policies, procedures and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.

6.Manage a range of preferred suppliers developing positive supplier relationships aligned to business objectives.

7.Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities and contribute to the achievement of efficiency targets for a specific portfolio. 

8.Manage the process for the measuring of supplier performance so that effective feedback takes place to facilitate continuous improvement. 

9.Exercise delegated authority to procure in accordance with established policies and governance.

You will ideally have

·Sound commercial aptitude and sound knowledge of relevant Supplier Market.

·Varied and successful procurement and contracts background with experience of negotiation and developing and implementing procurement and contract strategies.

·Ability to communicate strategies and concepts simply and effectively and to persuade and influence stakeholders.

·Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives.

·Awareness of contract requirements safety and contract requirements environment.

What could set you apart

·Knowledge of e-procurement.

·Membership of relevant professional institute.

·Knowledge of the rail industry.

·Educated to degree level.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide.

Eich Prif Gyfrifoldebau fydd:

1. Datblygu, a gwella'n barhaus, strategaethau caffael prosiect-benodol sy'n ategu'r Strategaeth Rhaglen Genedlaethol a chynnal sicrwydd cyflenwad a gwerth am arian a pherfformiad HSQE ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gontractau.
2. Cyflawni'r ystod lawn o weithgareddau caffael a chontractio gan gynnwys cyn-gymhwyso, rheoli tendrau, negodi a pharatoi contractau.
3. Darparu cyngor caffael ar sail asedau cyfan yn ymwneud â materion portffolio penodol.
4. Cefnogi caffael cyn-gontractio'r prif gontractwyr a lle bo'n briodol dylanwadu'n weithredol ar gaffael gweithgaredd is-gontractio gan y prif gontractwyr.
5. Cydymffurfio â pholisïau, gweithdrefnau a llywodraethu Network Rail a gofynion cyfreithiol (gan gynnwys Cyfarwyddebau'r UE) a gofynion rheoliadol.
6. Rheoli amrywiaeth o gyflenwyr a ffefrir gan ddatblygu perthnasoedd cyflenwyr cadarnhaol sy'n cyd-fynd ag amcanion busnes.
7. Nodi cyfleoedd i leihau costau ac effeithlonrwydd a chyfrannu at gyflawni targedau effeithlonrwydd ar gyfer portffolio penodol.
8. Rheoli'r broses ar gyfer mesur perfformiad cyflenwyr fel bod adborth effeithiol yn digwydd i hwyluso gwelliant parhaus.
9. Arfer awdurdod dirprwyedig i gaffael yn unol â pholisïau a llywodraethu sefydledig.

Yn ddelfrydol bydd gennych chi

• Gallu masnachol cadarn a gwybodaeth gadarn o'r Farchnad Gyflenwyr berthnasol.
• Cefndir caffael a chontractau amrywiol a llwyddiannus gyda phrofiad o drafod a datblygu a gweithredu strategaethau caffael a chontractau.
• Y gallu i gyfathrebu strategaethau a chysyniadau yn syml ac yn effeithiol ac i berswadio a dylanwadu ar randdeiliaid.
• Gwybodaeth am Gyfarwyddebau Caffael yr UE.
• Ymwybyddiaeth o ofynion contract diogelwch ac amgylchedd gofynion contract.

Beth allai eich gosod ar wahân

• Gwybodaeth am e-gaffael.
• Aelodaeth o sefydliad proffesiynol perthnasol.
• Gwybodaeth am y diwydiant rheilffyrdd.
• Addysg hyd at lefel gradd.

Ddim yn siŵr a ydych chi'n bodloni'r holl ofynion? Gadewch i ni benderfynu.



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