Job Description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
This role is in our Procurement department, our Procurement team source, purchase and manage our products and services to ensure the right quality and delivery.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
You'll take the lead in shaping, implementing, and managing category strategies while overseeing key tasks with care and focus.
You'll drive value for the business by executing strategic sourcing activities and managing procurement operations with suppliers and subcontractors. As well as working closely with internal teams to truly understand their needs and make sure category strategies align seamlessly.
We'd ask you to dive deep into data and market trends to spot changes and risks that could impact the sourcing strategy within your category.
You'll carefully assess and select vendors based on their performance, quality, and ability to deliver cost-effective solutions.
Also, negotiate contracts with confidence, aiming to secure the best prices, terms, and conditions for the business.
You'll deliver on financial goals by continuously identifying and executing impactful initiatives that support overall business success.
You'll share valuable category insights and intelligence with business teams to unlock added benefits across M Group.
What you'll bring

• 5-7 years' experience in procurement
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful category strategies & sourcing practices
• Ability to build relationships, influence and act as an expert across the organisation up to executive level
• Strong leadership skills and prior experience of leading cross-functional or virtual teams
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, able to obtain consensus around credible, executable solutions
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

What's in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car or car allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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