About the Role

 We're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to lead the day-to-day procurement activity of the site operation. The successful applicant will be expediting purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers and distributors, striving for commercially advantageous positions while devising a complete effective procurement strategy.

Why Join Us?

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight pattern Monday to Friday one week, Monday to Thursday the next. Current working hours are 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday, and 07:30 - 12:30 on your working Friday.
• Salary starting from £65,500 + 8.65% monthly bonus associated with working with the team at HPC
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contributions
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay
• Industry-leading Employee Benefits Platform with lifestyle savings & retail discounts
• Reward and Recognition programme
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting health & wellbeing, with access to online GP.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing procurement for the site operation, becoming the key interface with the individual operational team leads
• Supporting the Commercial Team with the monthly reviewing of supplier applications
• Creating requisitions and receipting orders through the SAP system
• Identifying, evaluating, qualifying and developing the supply chain to meet the current and changing business
• Managing and monitoring supplier performance across various KPIs
• Identifying cost-saving and value-adding opportunities throughout the supply chain
• Assisting with client audits on purchasing
• Providing cost advice to the client and team
• Coordinating with the Commercial Team to find areas for cost saving or increased efficiency
• Ensuring all procurement documentation are up to date, current and in accordance with good practice, including a review of previous documentation.

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in a procurement or supply chain role, experience within the construction industry would be advantageous
• A high standard of procurement and supply chain management ability
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Strong administrative/co-ordination experience within a fast-paced, environment dealing with multiple and complex administrative processes
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• A natural ability to build relationships quickly, with strong written and verbal communications
• Excellent IT capabilities spanning MS Office (particularly Outlook, Word and Excel), internet searching and capacity to swiftly pick up bespoke IT systems and tools
• CITB HS&E Managers and Professionals certificate is essential
• A working knowledge of SAP would be desirable, but is not essential.

 Site Requirements

This role is based on Hinkley Point C and requires:

• Ability to provide a 3‑year work/education/unemployment history for vetting
• Ability to obtain an HPC site pass
• Willingness to travel via a bus journey of approximately 45‑minute to/from site.