Senior Procurement Manager
Senior Procurement Manager role at National Highways
Location: Nationwide. Full Time, Permanent. Based at Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Bedford, or Guildford. You will spend 40% of your working week office based.
We’re thrilled to offer an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious Senior Procurement Manager to join our dynamic team within the Business Services Directorate. This is more than a job – it’s a chance to shape procurement across the organisation.
Responsibilities
* Lead a high‑performing team, driving a consistent and innovative approach throughout the entire procurement journey – from initial strategy to successful contract delivery – ensuring outstanding results for major programmes and projects.
* Be a catalyst for professional growth, managing and nurturing your team’s talents, unlocking their potential and boosting morale, so everyone feels valued and inspired to excel.
* Forge strong relationships with senior stakeholders, delving into business requirements and matching them with a clear‑eyed understanding of market capability and capacity. Your visionary insight will shape inventive supply solutions and forward‑thinking market plans, helping the organisation achieve a powerful and unified stance in the marketplace.
* Take centre stage in awarding contracts and negotiating pivotal contract variations, within the regulations, on behalf of National Highways, directly impacting the future of the organisation.
* Collaborate with contract experts, harnessing their knowledge to overcome complex procurement challenges, ensuring your strategies are watertight and future‑ready.
* Stay ahead of the curve by keeping your finger on the pulse of legislative changes, industry trends, and market dynamics, using your insight to inform and evolve departmental strategies alongside the Head of Procurement.
Qualifications
* A deep, hands‑on understanding of the end‑to‑end procurement process, as well as in‑depth knowledge of Procurement Act 24 and Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and the associated procurement policy notes that underpin the procurement environment.
* Proven expertise in market analysis and engagement, enabling you to develop approaches that meet – and exceed – business needs.
* A flair for creating and launching compelling tender packs (ITT, RFQ, and beyond) that excite the market and attract the best suppliers.
* Experience with developing and rolling out innovative partnership contract models, particularly NEC, would be a real bonus.
* Professional procurement qualifications – such as CIPS – or a passionate commitment to achieving them.
* Outstanding stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build strong, lasting relationships right across the business.
About us
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high‑quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.
Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Purchasing. Industries: Government Administration.
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