Procurement Manager

About The Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our Highways business unit supporting the M3 Junction 9 project. This role will be based in Winchester.

Role Purpose

M3 J9 is a major junction improvement scheme being delivered by a VolkerFitzpatrick and Balfour Beatty joint venture. The Procurement Manager for M3 J9 will be responsible for delivering project-wide Procurement activity across the JV. The role involves implementing the Procurement Strategy and Work Package Plans, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring cost-effective sourcing of goods, services, and materials required across the project. This individual will work closely with cross functional teams, including Commercial, key stakeholders and the Central Procurement Team.

What you'll be doing

Procurement Strategy

• Review and implement procurement strategies that align with business objectives, focusing on efficiencies, cost reduction, and risk mitigation
• Support the tendering process across the project
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and internal policies
  
  

Supplier Relationship Management

• Possess Supply Chain Management experience
• Can establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure adherence to contractual terms, quality standards, and procurement schedules
  
  

Contract Management and Compliance

• Support contract negotiations with our commercial and legal team to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure that procurement processes comply with the relevant health, safety, and sustainability standards as well as group objectives
• Hold the relevant NEC subcontract and commercial process knowledge
  
  

Project Management and Collaboration

• Act as a liaison between internal stakeholders and suppliers, addressing project requirements, and managing procurement/delivery schedules
• Work closely with key stakeholders to drive working relationships and being the main point of contact for the project
• Support project risk management, providing procurement expertise and insights into potential supply chain disruptions
  
  

Leadership and Team Development

• Manage, mentor, and develop procurement staff, fostering a high-performance culture and encouraging professional growth
• Support the Senior Procurement Manager or Head of Procurement to develop and deliver strategies across the wider Highways Procurement Function
• Work closely with other Business Units Procurement teams to adopt a professional and collaborative working approach
  
  

Who we're looking for

• Be a team player with key leadership skills and proven stakeholder management
• Adopt an appropriate style of people management that will deliver objectives while considering the skills, personalities and needs of employees
• Previous project experience within a Highways or Construction related environment, working with both materials suppliers and subcontractors
• Possess excellent analytical and communication skills with a proven track record in negotiation
• Relevant business degree, MCIPS (or studying towards) or equivalent experience is desired
• Willingness to travel the UK for supplier visits and project/team meetings
  
  

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:

• 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

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

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: [email protected]