6 Procurement jobs in York

You will lead and own the procurement process, promote delivering procurement commercial excellence for the Region and ensure your team delivers a customer-focused service. The role is varied as you will be expected to use your Procurement and commercial expertise to manage and lead the development of category strategies and pipeline plans. You will lead your team on all stages of the procurement process, from gathering requirements from across the business in line with market research, through to contract award, mobilisation and hand over of contracts to commercial delivery leads contract and supplier management for complex and high value contracts. You will lead a team, building their confidence and commercial capability. As a tenured leader, you will shape and define procurement strategies in a complex and uncertain context, delegating risks and issues to individuals in line with their experience and potential. The role will also require you to use your commercial expertise to take measured risks in order to deliver better approaches and services. You will own and direct the delivery of the strategic commercial lifecycle for the Region, covering both CAPEX and OPEX areas of spend for Route and/ or deliver teams. Working collaboratively with Heads of Commercial Delivery to lead a Regional commercial team that is effective in its operation to the business. You will, along with Strategic Commercial Director oversee the strategic development of suppliers utilising best practice, performance monitoring, contract change management techniques and will route spend to deliver products and services in line with Regions strategic objectives. About the role (External), 1. Lead, direct, and oversee all pre-contract commercial activities for the region, including sourcing process, integrated category strategies, strategic supplier management, and continuous improvement activities, in collaboration with senior commercial leads and as informed by business needs, contractor performance levels, customer requirements, and industry opportunities. 2. Direct and oversee the delivery of the sourcing pipeline by the pre-contract team in collaboration with senior leaders, customers, and stakeholders and scrutinise demand and aggregation of their requirements to maximise overall value, whilst aligning to customers' and stakeholders' objectives and priorities. 3. Lead and direct strategic supplier relationship management and contractor performance reporting for the region, to implement and test effectiveness of the pre-contract and post-contract activities. 4. Lead and direct the implementation and embedment of agreed initiatives to improve commercial, sourcing, category, and Supplier Relationship Management processes across the region, including competitor and supplier market watch and category benchmark assessments in the delivery of the optimal Total Cost of Ownership. 5. Lead and direct the application of agreed controls, procurement regulations, and audit regimes to achieve adherence to Network Rail's procedures, relevant Railway Group and Network Rail company standards and manage the assurance regime as required. 6. Direct, coach and support the pre-contract team, and Head of Supplier Management in the negotiation and delivery of significant savings and benefits and the management and resolution of legal and / or commercial disputes. 7. Direct the review of all periodic and ad-hoc reports, confirming accuracy and identifying emerging commercial risks with stakeholders, agree robust solutions and implement corrective actions. 8. Provide confirmation that all relevant commercial data is collected, appropriately stored and reported. Monitor so that period reporting, assurance, governance, and legislative requirements are appropriately and accurately represented and planned. 9. Provide strategic commercial lifecycle and supplier management expertise to Regional commercial teams, in doing so providing specialist procurement and strategic commercial advice and ideas that will help deliver competitive advantage. 10. Lead and direct the regional pre-contract and supplier management commercial teams, provide coaching and development for all commercial staff, and deploy adequate commercial resources, to achieve best-in-class commercial outcomes and performance to agreed targets and in line with Network Rail's business objectives.

· Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS/CIPS) or equivalent relevant experience · Educated to degree level · Proven strong leadership skills, · Demonstrable strong interpersonal skills, possessing the ability to interact credibly with people at all levels · Successful significant experience of various standard forms of contract and their application and/or amendment to reflect particular contractual circumstances · Successful significant experience in the commercial management of high value, complex contracting situations · Able to demonstrate exceptional negotiating skills and successful experience in the negotiation and resolution of complex claims · Relevant experience in the successful contract and procurement management of major programmes of work in the construction and/or rail industries · Proven experience in and knowledge of contract law, contractual litigation and contractual dispute resolution · Demonstrable strong commercial focus, articulate and financially astute with excellent numeracy and analytical skills Desirable · Background in Public Procurement Regs, Commercial, Engineering, Construction or other such related sectors · Experience in project accounting and commercial responsibility for major projects and/or contracts · 5 years leadership experience in a Snr Procurement Role · innovative in approach, able to challenge and improve the way things are done. Demonstrate commitment to staff development and team building Commitment to taking responsibility and facilitating the successful achievement of desired outcomes · Able to balance the need to demonstrate tact and diplomacy whilst being willing to stand up for what is right Commitment to quality and the promotion of high professional standards. Commitment to continuing personal and professional development., Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your to safety and awareness of our .

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· 28 days annual leave + bank holidays · 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family · 75% subsidised Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground) · A range of pension options · Annual Performance Related Pay package · Flexible and agile working arrangements · Healthcare package · Discounts on shopping · Discounted Gym memberships and much more., Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave Salary: £97,850 to £112,283 per annum.

• Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets
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Please note, this is a 12 month FTC opportunity. Closing date 25th June 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.