Senior Procurement Specialist

Role Overview

• Drive high-impact procurement at the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure programmes.
• Lead the planning and execution of a complex pipeline of procurement projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant outcomes.
• Combine strategic thinking with commercial insight to manage negotiations and build strong supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Generate quality data and ensure systems are accurate and up to date.
• Mentor and support colleagues across the procurement function, helping to build capability, share knowledge, and embed best practice across the Reservoirs Programme.

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience working with a major construction or infrastructure project/programme based procurement or commercial function, including experience of working with NEC4.
• CIPS Professional certification to a minimum of level 5 (MCIPS preferred) or equivalent OR Educated to Bachelor’s degree level in a procurement, supply chain or commercial related course
• Established professional (at least 5 years) with extensive commercial acumen experience
• Substantial experience in project management and project control principles
• Substantial experience in creating and executing category and procurement strategies
• Knowledge or experience of working within the Utilities industry is preferred
• Knowledge or experience of working in a regulated environment is preferred.

Benefits

• Personal private health care
• Double-matched pension
• Life assurance at 8 x salary
• 26 days leave + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Annual bonus scheme
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal accident cover at up to 5x salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle