Salary up to £65,000 depending on skills and experience
About the team
As one of the largest train companies in Britain, more than 100 million customers a year join us on board. When the Great Western Railway was built, it opened the West and Wales to trade and tourism. And now, along with our partners at Network Rail, we’re proud to have the chance to look after your railway.
As well as electrifying our main routes, and upgrading key stations, we have carried out the biggest upgrade of trains in the country.
The Procurement team have an essential role to play in the success of GWR through our strategic sourcing and our approach to supplier management.
Our Vision
Be a trusted partner, that enables the business to achieve value for money every time.
At GWR, we understand the importance of investing in our employees’ professional growth. As a Senior Procurement Manager, you’ll have access to a structured career progression path within both GWR. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, take on greater responsibilities, or pursue leadership positions, we’re committed to supporting your career development every step of the way.
About the job
The role of the Senior Procurement Manager will be to lead on a variety of complex procurement projects including tenders across all spend areas, with support from others within the team, reporting to the Head of Procurement.
To succeed in this position, you will be an enthusiastic, self‑motivated individual with good interpersonal skills who has the ability to work both independently and within a wider multi‑functional stakeholder team.
Preferred candidates will have experience in the following areas:
- Procurement Act 2023
- Line management
- Strategic procurement
- Contract negotiation
- Contract management
Your main responsibilities will be
- Lead and support your direct reports, striving to help them achieve their full potential
- Lead, develop and implement effective sourcing strategies to maximise through life value for money of our contracts
- Lead and develop complex regulated (Procurement Act 2023) compliant procurement exercises
- Develop an expert knowledge of the supplier marketplace within assigned categories to ensure credibility with internal stakeholders
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with various stakeholders across GWR, First Group and external stakeholders
- Support Supplier Relationship Management activities in driving efficiencies and benefits
- Leading complex commercial negotiations for both new requirements and contract renewals
In this role you will need to
- Be leading on all aspects of tender drafting, issuing and evaluation in procurement projects
- Have demonstrable experience in post award contract management
- Have great communication skills
- Have excellent organisation skills in terms of time‑management and workload
- Be proficient with MS Office, in particular MS Excel and Word
- Proactive in driving projects and reporting updates to all stakeholders
The Reward
As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including:
- on‑going development
- defined benefit pension scheme with the Railways Pension Scheme
- free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family
- company‑sponsored health care plan
- discounted shopping and gym membership
- employee assistance programme and much more
About You
As a minimum you’ll need to have
- Experience working within the Public Sector in a procurement role
- MCIPS qualified or degree level education or equivalent
- Proficient in European/UK procurement legislation
- A detailed understanding of contract law (e.g. NEC, JCT and other industry contract forms)
- Proven experience in the development of good relationships with both internal and external senior stakeholders
- Proven demonstrable experience of managing supply chain relationships and supplier performance
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and data management skills
We all belong at GWR
This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
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