* Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
The Procurement function is undergoing an exciting transformation journey, deploying best in class processes, ensuring an innovative, reliable and cost-efficient supply chain that can grow with M Group to support delivery of our strategy.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
* You'll lead development and delivery of category strategy.
* Driving value through strategic sourcing and procurement activities.
* We'll need you to align category plans with stakeholder requirements.
* You'll be using data and market insights to assess risks and opportunities.
* Select vendors based on quality, performance and cost-effectiveness.
* You'll be negotiating contracts to secure best terms and pricing.
* Achieving financial targets through agreed initiatives.
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
* You'll lead cross-functional teams to deliver category value.
* Provide category insights to support business decisions.
* Monitoring sector trends and regulatory changes.
* Embed ESG and group priorities into procurement strategy.
What You'll Bring
We are seeking an experienced procurement professional with 5–7 years' proven expertise in the field, demonstrating a strong track record in developing and implementing successful category strategies and sourcing practices. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, acting as a trusted expert across the organisation up to executive level. With strong leadership capabilities and prior experience in leading cross-functional or virtual teams, you will excel in negotiation and consensus-building, delivering credible and actionable solutions. Highly analytical with outstanding problem-solving abilities, you will also bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills, thriving both independently and as part of a collaborative team. A recognised procurement qualification, such as MCIPS, is preferred.
Additional Information
This role can be conducted remotely, with travel to Stevenage required 2-4 times a month with additional travel to meet stakeholders and suppliers as required
What's in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
* Matched or contributory pension scheme
* Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
* Employee assistance programme
* My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
* Life assurance
* Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
* Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
* Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
* Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
* My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
* Private health care and health care cash plan for you
* Discretionary bonus scheme
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us
About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
* We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
* We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
* We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
* We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note:
Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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