At Tarmac,
we're on the lookout for a Senior Procurement Manager to take a leading role where you will provide professional procurement expertise to deliver business objectives with responsibility for UK Energetics.
About the Role
As a Senior Procurement Manager, you will play a key part in providing expert advice across Electricity, Bitumen, Solid Fuels, Alternative Fuels, Liquid Fuels & Gas across UK. You will be responsible for developing energy strategies to drive value for the business and to deliver cost benefits, collaborating with key stakeholders within the Fuel & Energy Category Team, Cluster Management Team, Opco Management Team, Opco Operational Teams and local Procurement Managers.
You will also be supporting on Tarmac’s position with external organisations on UK energy policy development and supporting the alignment of category strategy between category teams and country & local opcos.
What you'll be doing
In this role, you as the successful Senior Procurement Manager will be carrying out the following duties and responsibilities (not exhaustive)
1. Developing and implementing value-adding hedging strategy across key energetic commodities
2. Assessing national sourcing needs and driving performance in decentralized businesses
3. Developing risk management strategies to ensure the continuity of energetics supply
4. Supporting a decarbonisation roadmap including renewable energies, CPPAs & sustainability agendas.
5. Working closely with the National and Regional Procurement Directors and Local Category Manager’s to determine sourcing needs, capturing synergy opportunities & leveraging the economies of scale
6. Forecasting, budgeting and delivering on Financial KPI’s
7. Developing and managing key supplier relationships and maintaining effective communication across all stakeholder groups
8. Driving annual cost savings projects and other procurement benefits
9. Developing a best-in-class expertise and global market knowledge for assigned categories
10. Building strong and effective relationships both with internal customers and external supply partners
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who is:
11. Someone who can deliver tasks in a timely fashion
12. A resilient Negotiator who can deliver under pressure
13. Can show demonstrable problem-solving and analytical skills
Experience & Qualifications
Ideally, you will be:
14. Educated to a bachelor’s degree level preferably in an engineering or construction related subject; along with CIPS
15. Professional experience ideally with experience in the energy markets in an analytical or quantitative procurement role
16. Having a background in engineering or construction would be preferable
17. Working knowledge of SAP, Ariba, Data Warehouse and processes (eg catalogues, eProcurement) while not essential will be an advantage
Why Tarmac?
You’ll be joining a collaborative, innovative team within Procurement. We offer opportunities to grow, take ownership, and work on impactful projects across our organisation and the broader CRH Group.
Ready to build your future with us?
Apply now and take your next step in a rewarding career in Procurement.
In addition to the role of Senior Procurement Manager, we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
18. Bonus scheme
19. Enhanced holiday entitlement
20. Contributory pension scheme
21. Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
22. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
23. Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
24. Training and development opportunities