Procurement Manager

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?

At M Group we’re enabling the

energy

essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our

Procurement team for our Energy division.

We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

What will you be doing?

As the

Procurement manager

you will play a pivotal role within the business where you'll work in close partnership with divisional and project stakeholders, shaping and delivering procurement strategies.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker and hands-on leader. You’ll be instrumental in shaping subcontract procurement, strengthening supplier relationships and ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory & company standards. You'll be the client facing procurement lead for the

Great Grid Partnership (GGP),

contributing to the enterprise procurement strategy and sharing best practice across the GGP Enterprise.

This is a

hybrid

role based in one of our regional offices

(Birmingham, Nottingham, Stevenage, Newport)

including regular collaboration with our partners in GGP Enterprise offices in Birmingham.

This role reports directly in to the Head of Procurement and your responsibilities will include:

Collaborate with divisional stakeholders to define procurement requirements and align procurement activities with business objectives.

Build and maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance and implement corrective actions to ensure continuity of supply and compliance with contractual obligations.

Identify, prioritise and implement procurement strategies that drive innovation, deliver savings and cost-avoidance opportunities managing from assessment through to realisation.

Plan and lead the sourcing activities, including RFQs and ITTs, leveraging supply chain and market intelligence to obtain best value and favourable commercial outcomes.

Conduct structured evaluations of quotations and tenders, presenting best value and compliance with company standards and contractual requirements.

Lead negotiation of framework agreements and ensure procurement activities are aligned with project budgets and programmes and compliant with legal regulatory & company standards.

Oversee the transition from contract award to operational execution ensuring effective project mobilisation, compliance with sourcing strategy.

Identify and mitigate supply, commercial, and regulatory risks.

Develop and maintain robust processes, tools, and reporting mechanisms to enhance efficiency, compliance and alignment with our health and safety culture, ESG objectives, regulatory and company standards.

Promote best practice and a continuous improvement mindset.

What you’ll bring

Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at senior levels.

Proven procurement experience with a track record of delivering cost savings and efficiency improvements.

Expertise in sourcing & procurement processes, supplier selection, negotiation and contract management.

Implementing supplier performance and risk management frameworks

Familiarity with procurement technologies such as ERP, Oracle and advanced data-management techniques.

Strong proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly Excel

Procurement qualifications such as MCIPS or CIPS.

Degree-level qualifications in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.

Experience in project-based organisations or design/engineering environments.

Practical knowledge of industry-standard contracts (e.g., NEC3/4, FIDIC, JCT)

Knowledge and application of sustainability in procurement.

Desireable:

Procurement qualifications such as MCIPS or CIPS.

Degree-level qualifications in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.

Experience in project-based organisations or design/engineering environments.

Knowledge and application of sustainability in procurement.

What’s in it for you?

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company car/car allowance and fuel card for business use

Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family

Disrectionary Bonus Scheme

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave & more.

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 are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting 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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