About The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. Youll be joining our procurementteam, as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a part of it? What youll be doing You'll be supportingthe Procurement Manager and the wider MGH procurement management team in all aspects. You'll liaise with local MGH operations and commercial teams to ensure the timely delivery of materials and plant. Ensuring that all procurement activities are undertaken strictly in accordance with M Group & MGH procurement policies and processes. You'll provide immediate support for reactive works in emergenciesandad-hoc support to tender process as required. We'll ask you to develop and maintain project specific procurement schedules, PQQ and subcontract registers. Source, select and negotiate with material suppliers ensuring the project/contract obtains best value and meets programme.Obtaining quotations for materials to tight deadlines to meet tender return dates. You'll raise accurate purchase orders via Oracle ensuring relevant technical and commercial clauses are included. Assist operational and finance teams to ensure invoices can be matched to purchase orders and paid within terms. Provide support, guidance and training to operational site teams, as required, to ensure all procurement routes and ordering processes are adhered to. You'll hold performance review meetings with key suppliers as required by the MGH contract/project KPI schedule along with local level supply chain management. You'll lead the mobilisation of new projects as and when required.Ensuring that MGH governance is followed and discharged fully at all times. Deliver bulk procurement/framework agreements of high-volume high value materials. What youll bring Ideally, membership of professional body (CIPS), or working towards Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to meet project/contract deadlines. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Computer literate including use of Excel, Word and purchasing systems. Extensive experience of negotiating with suppliers. Minimum of 5 years experience of procurement in the construction industry. Degree level education or qualified by experience preferable. Whats 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 1000s 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 and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us! Holiday purchase scheme Personal Accident Cover 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 are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting 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. Wereresponsibleand go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet Wereopenand seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations Weretogetherand as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Wereambitiousand embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. Its 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 3rdparty background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding. MGroupH IND2 LI-HP1