Senior Procurement Manager

Overview

Lead procurement strategy and team for major programmes at National Highways

Key Responsibilities

• stakeholder engagement
• contract negotiation
• procurement strategy
• team leadership
• market analysis
• regulatory compliance

Tasks

In this influential position, you will take the helm, inspiring a skilled team to craft and execute cutting-edge procurement strategies, that meet the regulations but still result in robust, high-value contracts, supporting the wider vision of the organisation. Your leadership will be crucial in guiding and empowering the team to deliver a quality service while expertly navigating competing demands and priorities. -Forge strong relationships with senior stakeholders, delving into business requirements and matching them with a clear-eyed understanding of market capability and capacity. Your visionary insight will shape inventive supply solutions and forward-thinking market plans, helping the organisation achieve a powerful and unified stance in the marketplace. -Take centre stage in awarding contracts and negotiating pivotal contract variations, within the regulations, on behalf of National Highways, directly impacting the future of the organisation. -Collaborate with contract experts, harnessing their knowledge to overcome complex procurement challenges, ensuring your strategies are watertight and future-ready. -Lead a high-performing team, driving a consistent and innovative approach throughout the entire procurement journey - from initial strategy to successful contract delivery - ensuring outstanding results for major programmes and projects. -Stay ahead of the curve by keeping your finger on the pulse of legislative changes, industry trends, and market dynamics, using your insight to inform and evolve departmental strategies alongside the Head of Procurement.

Requirements

• tender packs
• cips
• procurement process
• stakeholder management
• market analysis

What You Bring

Please note: you will be based at one of our following locations: Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Bedford, Guildford. You will be required to spend 40% of your working week office based. -A flair for creating and launching compelling tender packs (ITT, RFQ, and beyond) that excite the market and attract the best suppliers. -Professional procurement qualifications - such as CIPS - or a passionate commitment to achieving them. -A deep, hands-on understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, as well as in dept knowledge of Procurement Act 24 and Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and the associated procurement policy notes that underpin the procurement environment. -Outstanding stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build strong, lasting relationships right across the business. -Proven expertise in market analysis and engagement, enabling you to develop approaches that meet - and exceed - business needs.

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Benefits

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. Salary: £54,180 to £64,120

About National Highways

-Fueled by multi-billion-pound Road Investment Strategies, it delivers major upgrades like the A14 bypass and the smart motorway spine. -It engineers iconic projects—like the 1.8 km Hindhead Tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl—and supports cutting-edge trials, including self-healing bitumen. -Operators and uniformed traffic officers patrol 24/7 from control centres, managing incidents, warning drivers, and keeping traffic flowing. -The authority sets design standards via the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and publishes contract and maintenance frameworks used across the UK and Commonwealth. -Regulated by the Office of Rail and Road and guided by multi-year funding cycles, it balances reliability, safety, innovation and value for taxpayers.

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