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Procurement Manager
October 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Procurement Manager
Location: Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.
Contract: Permanent, Agile working available
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Responsibilities
As a Procurement Manager, you'll be working within the Devonport team, supporting them with the sourcing, negotiation and governance of goods and subcontract procurement for the Devonport team.
- Ensure that procurement policies of both Kier Group, and where necessary, clients are adhered to
- Negotiate with Service Providers to ensure that specific clauses in our client contracts are flowed down to ensure that contractual risks & KPI's are not the sole responsibility of Kier
- Develop and own preferred service providers & strategic partnerships to deliver best value for all parties, ensuring that these service providers can be relied on to deliver high quality, value for money services
- Support audit requirements from both internal / external Kier audits
- Lead contract tenders to utilise economies of scale through leveraging cross client spend in common services
- Implement, maximise rebates from service providers / subcontractors, working with the central administration team to ensure that these are properly recorded and tracked
What do we need from you?
This role of Procurement Manager is great for you if:
- Previous experience within a similar role and sector
- Full membership of CIPS, or working towards it
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent analytical, numerical and planning skills
- Ability to be self-motivated and work co-operatively as part of a team
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- new and enchanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
- professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
- Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
- employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing Date: 30 November 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.