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Procurement Manager
Milton Keynes | Hybrid | £75,000 - £90,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Manager to join a newly established organisation delivering a major UK-wide environmental infrastructure programme.
This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to build and shape a procurement function from the ground up, establishing robust processes, governance and best practice within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
The RoleReporting to the Head of Commercial, you will play a key role in developing the organisation’s procurement capability, ensuring that procurement activity delivers value for money while maintaining strong governance, transparency and compliance.
Key responsibilities will include:
*Supporting the design and implementation of procurement policies, procedures and governance frameworks.

*Developing procurement templates, approval processes and internal controls.

*Leading and supporting strategic sourcing exercises, tendering and contract negotiations.

*Identifying, evaluating and onboarding suppliers.

*Developing strong supplier relationships and managing supplier performance.

*Driving cost efficiencies and identifying opportunities for savings and operational improvement.

*Ensuring procurement activity meets legal, regulatory and funding requirements.

*Establishing robust audit trails and mitigating commercial and supply-chain risk.

*Developing and managing contracts, including performance measures, renewals, variations and disputes.

*Working closely with Finance, Operations, IT, Marketing and Programme teams to understand requirements and provide procurement guidance.

*Acting as a trusted adviser to stakeholders on purchasing and commercial decisions.

About YouWe are looking for a highly capable procurement professional who has experience building and developing procurement functions, ideally within a new, evolving or start-up environment.
You will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where processes are still being established, bringing structure, commercial discipline and a proactive approach.
You should have experience across:
*Developing category strategies and multi-year procurement plans.

*Managing the full end-to-end sourcing lifecycle.

*Strategic sourcing and supplier selection.

*Complex contract negotiation and management.

*Make vs buy analysis, should-cost modelling and value engineering.

*Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including T&Cs and MSAs.

*Advanced Excel, including modelling and pivot tables.

*Procurement governance, compliance and risk management.

CIPS Level 5/6 or MCIPS would be advantageous, although not essential.
Why This Role?This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation at a significant stage of growth and have genuine ownership in establishing a procurement function from scratch.
You will have the opportunity to influence procurement strategy, supplier relationships, cost efficiency and governance while contributing to a major programme with significant environmental and economic impact.
If you’re a procurement professional who enjoys building, improving and shaping, and you’re looking for a role where you can make a tangible difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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