Reporting to the Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement Manager or, on a smaller project, the Project Commercial lead, and responsible for supporting the delivery of the specified procurement packages, both key and routine. Also, a functional reporting line to the Group Procurement and Supply Chain Director. Ensuring group processes are followed at all times. The role will be within the Infrastructure Sub-division, working primarily in London.
Requirements
- Assist the Procurement Manager (PM) or Senior Procurement Manager (SPM) in developing the purchasing policy, strategy and planning. Endeavour to understand the main tenets of these strategies and what drives them.
- On all projects assist in delivering the procurement project strategy.
- Support the PM and SPM in delivering the procurement on the project.
- Understand the requirements of the procurement schedule and use it to inform your procurement actions.
- Carry out the procurement of non-critical packages including the selection of the tenderers, preparation of the tender enquiry, responding to queries, mid tender interviews, comparison, assessment, negotiation and agreement of terms.
- Drafting simple subcontracts.
- Run and maintain the procurement schedule.
- Attend and input into meetings related to the procurement function with both internal and external parties.
- Have a basic knowledge of the Main Contract conditions and understand how these affect the package procurement you are carrying out.
- Take responsibility for your training, upskilling and development.
- Provide information to internal stakeholders as instructed by your line manager.
- Administration and producing reports and statistics as directed
- Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers
- Developing market knowledge and contacts for new products/services; identifying potential suppliers
- Keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future
- Work closely with the supply chain management team and provide any required support as directed by your line manager
- Promote the use of internal companies as a first principle with regards to procurement
- Assist the supply chain team in monitoring the supply chain performance, workload and financial status to protect the corporate position
- To support work winning activities – strategic engagement of the supply chain, sending out enquiries, comparing quotations, writing quality documents
Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in drafting Subcontracts, ideally NEC3
- Minimum 3 years in a subcontract procurement function
- Experience of running simple procurement packages
- Knowledge and practical understanding of integrated IT System
- Literate and numerate with proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other office applications.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Purchasing
Industries
Construction and Civil Engineering
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