Senior Procurement Officer

Senior Procurement Officer High Wycombe £50-70k + 10% car allowance & package Exciting opportunity with a leading international main contractor that works in a variety of sectors including data centres, distribution centres, and manufacturing facilities. They're looking for a Senior Procurement officer to be based at their Head Office near High Wycombe. reporting directly to the Group Procurement Director. The Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for the end-to-end management of the procurement cycle for their assigned packages in accordance with project specific requirements. This is inclusive of pre-order procurement activities and post-order award management. Assigned packages will be a combination of (and not restricted to) - - Capital equipment - Construction trade contracts - Professional services contracts The successful candidate will be assigned specific projects and will be involved in the full 360 life cycle of procurement. Other responsibilities will include - - Act as a senior representative of the procurement department and ensure that procurement procedures are adhered to. - Act as company representative to clients and be a key interface for client procurement on assigned projects. - Research new qualified contractors and vendors as needed. - Evaluate existing suppliers as needed. - Involvement in project initiation including supporting development of the project procurement execution plan. - Manage the tender process for assigned packages. This will entail taking a package from the point of receipt of scope through enquiry, bid evaluation and to the point of recommendation to award. - Conduct detailed commercial evaluation of received supplier proposals. Applicants should have the following - - At least 5 years' experience in a procurement role in construction. - Knowledge and experience of trade contracts and materials procurement. - MCIPS qualification or working towards MCIPS is desirable. Please submit an up to date CV to apply