Balfour Beatty plc
Procurement Manager
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About The Role
Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our UKCS Regional Buildings team as a Procurement Manager in London, and build something to be proud of.
To lead procurement activity across a Portfolio within the Regional Buildings business. Initially supporting the bid and work winning phase for key defence and strategic pursuits, then mobilising and leading project procurement teams through pre construction and delivery.
What you'll be doing
As Procurement Manager, you'll act as the senior procurement lead for a portfolio of Regional Buildings projects, playing a key role from bid stage through to project delivery. Working closely with operational, commercial and project teams, you'll drive procurement excellence, build strong supply chain partnerships and help deliver best value across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Leading procurement activities across an allocated Regional Buildings portfolio, supporting projects through work winning, pre-construction, mobilisation and delivery phases.
- Developing and implementing procurement and supply chain strategies that align with business objectives, project programmes and future pipeline requirements.
- Providing strategic procurement input into PQQs, ITTs and tender submissions, including market analysis, sourcing approaches, supplier capacity assessments, commercial assumptions and risk management.
- Ensuring a seamless transition from bid stage to project delivery, maintaining procurement continuity, supplier engagement and governance throughout mobilisation.
- Leading cross-functional sourcing teams through tendering, evaluation, negotiation and contract award processes to secure the best combination of quality, value and programme certainty.
- Driving compliance with Balfour Beatty procurement policies, delegated authorities, internal governance processes and framework agreements.
- Managing category and supply chain performance across the portfolio, leveraging market intelligence and spend analysis to identify opportunities for savings, efficiencies and added value.
- Leading commercial negotiations, supplier relationship management and procurement risk mitigation, acting as the escalation point for key supply chain challenges.
- Producing accurate portfolio reporting, providing insight into cost, savings, supplier performance, risk, compliance, capacity and programme delivery.
- Coaching and developing procurement team members, promoting best practice, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the Regional Buildings and wider UK Construction Services Procurement teams.
- Supporting wider business objectives by providing cover for fellow Procurement Managers and the Head of Procurement when required.
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Who we're looking for
There is a requirement for the individual to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance to operate on UK defence programmes. The candidate must be a UK National. Ensure all procurement activity and supply chain engagement complies with:
- Defence security and information assurance requirements
- Balfour Beatty governance, policies and ethical standards
- Contractual and legal obligations
Essential
- Proven procurement management experience within the construction, infrastructure or MEP sectors, with responsibility for major projects or programmes.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex supply chains, subcontractors and key suppliers across large-scale projects.
- Strong strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, negotiation and procurement risk management capabilities.
- Ability to operate effectively within secure, regulated or highly governed project environments.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance cost, risk, quality and programme requirements when making procurement decisions.
- Practical experience working with NEC contracts and ensuring relevant contractual obligations are effectively flowed down through the supply chain.
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams, driving high performance and collaborative working relationships.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence at all levels of the business.
Desirable
- Experience delivering procurement activities on defence, nuclear or other high-security projects.
- MCIPS qualified, equivalent professional qualification, or actively working towards accreditation.
- Knowledge of contract law, collaborative contracting approaches and alliance-style commercial models.
- Experience supporting projects through the full lifecycle, from bid and pre-construction through to delivery and close-out.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
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- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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