We're looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Natural Resources team, within a commutable distance to Falmer. In this role you'll be procurement manager for our new 7 year, c£1bn framework with Southern Water.
Location : Hybrid working with weekly visits to sites and the Falmer office, East Sussex
Contract : Permanent, Full Time – flexible and part time hours may be available if desired, just let us know
Responsibilities
As a Procurement Manager you'll be working within the team, supporting them with the sourcing, negotiation and governance of goods and subcontract procurement.
Your day to day will include:
1. Ensuring that procurement policies of both Kier Group, and Framework are adhered to.
2. Supporting Procurement / Commercial Lead in developing Framework procurement strategy.
3. Ensuring Subcontractors and suppliers have the relevant Health and Safety Accreditation and Sustainability and Carbon reduction policies that align to Kiers standards.
4. Negotiating with Subcontractors and Suppliers to ensure that specific clauses in our client contracts are flowed down to ensure that contractual risks & KPI's are balanced and work with budgets / estimating outputs to assess selection criteria.
5. Developing and own preferred suppliers & strategic partnerships to deliver best value for all parties, ensurin...