Procurement Manager

Overview

Manage procurement categories, supplier relationships, contracts, and cost savings.

Key Responsibilities

• strategic sourcing
• category management
• supplier kpis
• cost savings
• master agreements
• market intelligence

Tasks

-Oversee strategic management of designated procurement categories, ensuring competitive pricing for goods and services. -Maintain and enhance procurement processes, supplier KPIs, and deliver on client-facing procurement objectives. -Take ownership of strategic sourcing, especially for utility-related works, in a fast-paced and impactful environment. -Build strong working relationships across departments, clients, and procurement, managing sourcing for diverse projects. -Develop and implement category strategies, including market intelligence and sourcing plans aligned with business needs. -Lead the creation of Master Agreements and manage procurement cost savings initiatives and reporting.

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Benefits

-Company pension scheme -A selection of lifestyle benefit options -Life assurance -Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues -Avove Discount Scheme -We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising. -Financial wellbeing programme -24 days holiday plus bank holidays -Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

About Avove Utilities

-End-to-end solutions for UK water, wastewater, telecoms, power, and vegetation networks. -Projects include flood control systems, real-time dam monitoring, and innovative filtration technology. -Order book includes multi-year contracts with major utilities like Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, and Scottish Water.

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