12 Procurement jobs in Milton Keynes

We are looking for a dynamic procurement professional to join our national Commercial and Procurement (C&P) team based in Milton Keynes, leading high value and complex sourcing projects. If you love to engage with your customers, thrive on using your own initiative, have great people skills and are passionate about making a difference, please read on. Our C&P teams are responsible for delivering high-quality products and services that achieve value for money. Our role is to complete the end-to-end sourcing process across a wide range of spend categories for internal customers which includes Network Rail's operational routes as well as national functions. You'll be working in the specialist Materials, Operations and Logistics C&P team who are responsible for sourcing a wide range of products and services to support the maintenance of our rail infrastructure. This role sits within the Materials and Logistics part of the team and includes the procurement of signalling, telecoms, track and electrification related materials and also the provision of road haulage, warehousing and road fleet management, vehicle supply and other associated road fleet services. You will be familiar sourcing within a public sector environment, and you will be supported by an experienced team of sourcing professionals whilst you manage the sourcing activities for multi-million-pound, medium cost and business risk opportunities and work collaboratively with relevant customers and stakeholders to create and deliver significant commercial and contractual value. This role will provide an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience of sourcing contracts of varying levels of complexity, value and profile within a variety of markets. You'll work closely with your customers and our business experts to undertake pre-market engagement with the supply chain, draft sourcing strategies and tender documentation. You'll be the expert leading the sourcing project, undertake complex commercial evaluations, including using your professional knowledge to lead negotiations with suppliers. You will have excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, be proactive, have in depth experience of the end-to-end procurement process, be happy to challenge and be challenged and be prepared to go above and beyond to support our customers. Understanding your customer's needs will put you in the best place to identify the optimum strategic direction and put in place contracting strategies that embrace change, innovation and creative thinking. We want you to bring us new ideas to help us:

• improve safety - everyone home safe every day;
• be more sustainable;
• be more efficient - financially and programme management;
• introduce innovation from our supply chain; and
• provide creative contracting strategies., For this role you need to live within 90 minutes of The Quadrant in Milton Keynes.
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  Educated to a degree standard or equivalent business experience
• Deep level of Sourcing experience, with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery
• Demonstrable level of negotiation and dispute resolution skill set
• Demonstrable experience of driving value from complex sourcing opportunities
• Experienced with agile cross-functional collaborative working methods
• Politically savvy, with the proven ability to use direct and indirect influencing strategies at an executive level
• Demonstrable level of problem-solving experience of complex sourcing specific challenges
• Completer finisher mindset
Desirable
• Demonstrable experience of contract law and financial management
• Detailed knowledge of the UK Rail Industry, including procurement processes in a reclassified environment
• MCIPS qualified
  
  At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway., To help you find out more about the role we have created a candidate pack, linked below, which gives you an insight into what it's like to work at Network Rail including our purpose, our culture and values, pay and benefits, learning and development and how we create an inclusive environment for all.
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We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you! Brief Description Are you interested in being involved in the procurement of innovative rail technology solutions where you can apply your expertise to a variety of products and services? If so, this role is an exciting opportunity to explore. About the role (External) Vacancy Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered. Duration: Permanent Salary: Band 3C (£55,596 - £63,797)