Procurement Advisor

☞ Highways England

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Guildford South East

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock

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Salary: £30,368 - £32,950 a year

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Your new role

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager you will be responsible for providing support to a Procurement project team on a variety of procurement activities including dealing with tender queries, drafting procurement elements of business cases, defining procurement strategy for some smaller procurements and assisting in large scale procurements, ensuring the needs of the project team are met.

We care about your professional development which is why we are committed to investing in your future. In this role you will have the opportunity to become CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) qualified through our bespoke training programme, not only gaining an industry recognised qualification but also studying modules created specifically for Highways England.

This is a great opportunity to join Highways England, as well as being a major client investing billions across the strategic road network, we offer exposure to civil engineering projects that are connecting communities, sustaining business and support the economy.

What you’ll be leading on

  • Working closely with project teams and Procurement Managers in order to provide effective procurement support to meet the needs of colleagues and the organisation
  • Dealing with tender queries from suppliers and the business over email or phone and answer questions and provide advice where possible, escalating when needed
  • Drafting small scale business cases, or contribute towards larger business cases, providing technical advice and presenting in a clear concise way to achieve the required needs and achieve buy in from stakeholders
  • Responsible for administering IT systems in order to keep records up to date to support the effective tracking of disputes and resolutions with suppliers
  • Using procurement knowledge/experience for continual improvement of the procurement lifecycle.
To be successful

  • You will have an understanding of basic procurement processes
  • You will have experience of supporting procurement exercises in a project environment
  • You will have good customer service and communication skills
  • You will have demonstrable stakeholder and supplier management skills at all levels
  • You will hold or willingness to undertake Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualification.

A bit about us

There’s never been a better time to join our Commercial and Procurement team.

We’re a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen.. You’ll be involved in the design of our modern, progressive contracts and partnerships, negotiating best commercial terms, galvanizing innovation and producing smart cost estimates and plans. Building in every opportunity to ensure that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network.

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile contact recruitment@highwaysengland.co.uk quoting reference number HIG05262.

Why you should join us

At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

And finally

And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.

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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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