Procurement Manager in Birmingham

Morson Talent are currently seeing a Procurement Manager or Senior Buyer to join a major Civil Engineering client based in the brackley area.The client is offering a 6 month inital contract role, inside IR35, where you will need to be visible on site in Brackley 4 days per week.Key Responsibilities:Supporting the Procurement Manager for a section of works managing the tender, award and recommendation of works packages and orders.To act as the face of the client and ensure that all communication/negotiations/interactions with the supply chain are carried out in the spirit of our values and Procurement & Supply Chain vision.To carry out procurement to the highest ethical standard at all times.Ensuring that procurement exercises are made against value-based procurement decisions, as opposed to purely lowest cost.To ensure that internal stakeholders are engaged in the process throughout and endorse any recommendations.To prepare and deliver internal presentations to key stakeholders articulating package strategies and award recommendations.To ensure that capacity of the market is fully considered during the tendering process.Possession of excellent organisational and communicationKey Skills and qualifications:Experience of subcontractor procurement is essential Ideally previous experience on a construction project, however this is not essential.Industry-related qualifications are desirable and/or CIPS/SIPPs or equivalent.Knowledge of Supply chain principles, procedures and methods.Proven analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.Competent in supplier selection and evaluation.Excellent verbal communication, contract negotiation and engagement skills.Ability to manage diverse internal and external stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes