Senior Procurement Manager

This is a 12-month fixed-term position

Why LNER?

We go beyond. For everyone. Our vision is to be the most loved, progressive and responsible way to travel for generations to come. Now we're looking for the people who can deliver this, every day.

Since we took over on the East Coast mainline, we've been changing the face of rail travel. Our new Azuma train has brought faster journey times, more space and greater reliability. Our exciting plans to embrace new ideas, experiences, backgrounds and ambitions make this the ideal time to join.

Bringing passion. Being bold. Always caring. Owning it. They're the values that make us LNER.

Are you on board?

What will I be doing as a Senior Procurement Manager?

As a Senior Procurement Manager you will provide the internal customer with a professional procurement service including commercial advice and support. You will negotiate and award contracts with suppliers so as to protect LNER from risk, ensuring they deliver value for money, quality, compliance with specification and thus lead to improvements in efficiency and service across the company.

You will also have responsibility for.

• Ensuring that LNER has appropriate contractual arrangements with particular focus on indirect spend categories / contracts such as Uniform contract and Marketing services or commitments of £50k and above.
• Working with cross-functional teams to ensure contracts deliver successfully against contractually agreed targets, SLA and KPI's and drive continuous improvement through the supply chain.
• Ensuring all contracts fully meet the requirements of the specification and are in accordance with customer specifications, latest safety legislation, quality, Utilitites Contract Regulations; DFT and commited obligations.
• Leading and set-up formal negotiation processes to secure advantageous commercial deals and to ensure LNER is protected under the appropriate terms and conditions in each contract ensuring that safety, quality and environmental requirements are met.
• Development and analysis of the supply chain including emerging markets in the UK/overseas in order to gain maximum benefit with regards to cost, quality, performance and service delivery/standards.
• Construct and issue various types of robust formal invitation to tender documents for customer and business requirements. Undertake criterial evaluation of all commercial offers and recommend preferred supplier to internal customer ensuring a full audit trail is in place.
• Develop, recommend and implement contract management strategies ensuring use of effective procurement techniques, for internal customers, in order to initiate world-class procurement within LNER.

What will I need to be a Senior Procurement Manager?

As a vital role within the business, we would be looking for someone who can demonstrate experience in a management position, responsible for purchasing and contracts management with Utilities Contract Regulation understanding and knowledge. Additionally,

• Advanced user of Microsoft Applications and especially Procurement Systems demonstrating good data manipulation.
• An excellent negotiator with a proven track record of delivering results.
• Good analytical skills with an ability to critically evaluate proposals.
• Experience in different forms of commercial contracts, responsible business initiatives such as Social Value obligations.
• Understanding of the regulatory framework under which contracts are controlled.
• Broad experience of buying goods and services and delivering contracts within timescales.
• Development and implementation of Procurement strategies.
• Work and lead cross functional teams.
• Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

What you'll get:

• Free travel on LNER + 75% off other companies' tickets (for you & dependents)
• Discounted international train tickets (after one year's service)
• 50% discount on LNER tickets for friends & family
• Generous pension scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Discount, savings and cashback scheme from top retailers
• Health & wellbeing schemes and discounts
• Host of training opportunities to help further your career
• Rewards & awards to recognise when you shine

What we believe:

To be the most loved, progressive and responsible train operating company, we must make a meaningful difference – always doing what's right for our customers, our people, the communities and destinations we serve, the future of the industry we lead and the environment we cherish.

We know that our people are the beating heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive, engaged culture that supports everyone at every stage of their journey – and ensures that when you're at LNER, you can always be you. No wonder most people never want to leave!

Diversity and inclusion
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join LNER.

Developing our people
We are focused on creating a learning culture, to support our people to be the best they can be at work by providing them with the tools and resources to navigate their development and career journey.

Health & wellbeing
To create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of our people is of paramount importance to us.

What next?

As we say, we have fantastic opportunities for ambitious people from all sorts of different backgrounds, so now is the time to join the team at LNER – without delay!

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