Senior Procurement Manager

If you are an ambitious Procurement professional looking for a new challenge in tunnelling construction and would like to help shape the future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.

What matters to us

• CIPS Qualified
• Experience within a construction/engineering or similar background.
• Strategically minded and creative, able to translate a vision into clear methodical plans.
• Experience of Managing a Procurement team within the Construction industry.
• Experience of running supply chain events.
• Experience with tendering process (CompeteFor etc).
• Good IT and Communication skills at all levels.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness.

Your contribution to our company

• Lead and drive Procurement Strategy across project and initiatives.
• Establish, build, and maintain collaborative relationships with all key suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and payment terms with suppliers to secure savings.
• Provide material and goods projections to key suppliers to ensure availability on a timely basis.
• Drive and support Category management ensuring utilisation and maximisation of group frameworks.
• Promote and support the use of internal businesses and ensure that they are included in all tender opportunities.
• Ensure that Procurement is leading the sub-contract procurement across the business.
• Support the Work Winning teams and ensure that Procurement Strategies are in place.
• Manage the Procurement team group-wide, including recruitment, developing staff and managing agreed budgets.
• Ensure compliance with procedural, regulatory, quality, environmental and corporate social responsibility policies.
• Collaborate with operational management and the supply chain to identify innovation and source new and alternative materials and methods.
• Be an advocate for Procurement. Influence senior managers, and design and lead on direct benefits realisation.
• Lead and drive up-skilling and training within the Procurement team.
• Lead client facing activities across regional projects.
• Resolve any discrepancies with suppliers, grievances, claims, conflicts, product non-conformance or quality issues.
• Manage corporate initiatives with the supply chain.
• Ensure supplier evaluation forms and risk assessments are maintained.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website.

What you stand to gain

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset - the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward - with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

This happens after the successful application:

1. Screening of applications - careful review and evaluation of submitted documents.
2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview.
3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting - the number of interviews may vary depending on the position.
4. Welcome to STRABAG SE - clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate's entry.

Nothing beats reaching the end of a project with great results, having met new people and made friends.