Overview
This role is key part of a relatively newly established Project Procurement team focused on growth and future supply chain design and spend, and on transforming our regional procurement practices. It is part of the UK & Ireland (UK&I) region’s Operations, Innovation & Improvement team.
To help achieve our growth ambition and mitigate downstream delivery and compliance risks, Procurement and Supply Chain has been recognised as a key capability required to support our most important pursuits and bids. During the Win Work stages AtkinsRéalis can create winning solutions specific to the project or client, establishing supply chain partnerships or subcontractor arrangements that differentiate our market position and significantly impact delivery outcomes over the longer term. This role is open across the UK.
Your role
- Deliver and execute partnering and supply chain strategies in identified priority pursuits and bids across the region.
- Draft partner MOUs, Teaming/Workshare Agreements at campaign or bid stages as required.
- Be proactive in seeking involvement in major bids across the core markets and embed yourself as an integral part of campaign and bid teams.
- Support make/buy strategies on individual bids.
- Influence the in‑delivery strategy, proposed roles and responsibilities and estimates for the management of the supply chain on individual bids to drive consistency of approach in delivery.
- Actively drive change to ensure early and consistent engagement of the function in campaigns and win work through recommendations in structural changes to ways of working.
- Work with multi‑functional teams along the end‑to‑end supply chain process to select and subcontract with the right suppliers and ensure appropriate checks are done.
- Work with relevant commercial teams on new contracting models where supply chain forms an integral part of our client offerings.
- Help shape the supply chain strategy in relation to future client offerings and targeted growth pipeline.
- Act as key point of contact for advice and guidance around Procurement and supply chain in work winning.
- Train, develop and advise bid and delivery teams in supply chain best practices.
- Embed the AtkinsRéalis values and act as a role model in all interactions internally and externally.
- For successful bids lead on contractually mobilising external partners and suppliers in support of programme teams – be the conduit from tender stage.
- The role may acquire other responsibilities as the supply chain function develops and matures and the successful candidate has an opportunity to help shape this role and its remit.
About You
- Your primary focus will be to directly support business strategy and growth agenda, demonstrating an uplift in functional capability, and helping to change how supply chain is more consistently considered and used across the region as early as possible in the project lifecycle.
- To be successful in this role you need the ability to quickly build strong relationships with senior leaders across the region, demonstrate value‑add, and be proactive and agile during execution.
- Robust understanding of procurement and supply chain management, including supply‑chain design, business partnering, supplier relationship management and bidding is required.
- This is a hands‑on role; the successful candidate will implement supply‑chain design into tangible agreements or outputs at the different stages of the project life cycle, including campaigns, bids and mobilisation.
- An engineering background would be highly beneficial given the nature of the organisation and its service offerings.
- If you have the necessary technical expertise and contracting organisation experience, you have a drive for improvement, want to actively shape the direction of the Project Procurement function and make a real difference in an organisation where supply chain is instrumental to deliver on our future strategy and successful growth, this role is for you.
- Significant experience and proven track‑record in Procurement and Supply Chain in contracting organisations (preferably in work winning).
- Significant experience of drafting partnering or teaming agreements and supply‑chain subcontracts in a contracting organisation.
- Experience in developing and executing procurement and supply‑chain strategies in work winning.
- Experience in analysing clients ITTs, extracting requirements, writing RFQs, managing competitive tenders, supplier selection, and complex negotiations.
- Ability to operate at a strategic level and develop effective relations internally with business leaders and externally with suppliers, whilst having the technical ability to create bespoke arrangements.
- Experience delivering change in a procurement function in a projects‑based contracting organisation.
- Commercial acumen and strong negotiation skills.
- Strong collaborator, self‑starter with excellent communication skills.
- Analytical and problem‑solving ability.
- Pro‑active, strong multi‑tasking skills and resilience.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and conflicting demands from stakeholders on a regular basis.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. Combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We are a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We are committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not reference or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We offer a range of family‑friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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