Balfour Beatty already has a multi-billion pound turnover and market-leading divisions in professional services, construction, support services and infrastructure investments – and we’re determined to become a truly world-class business. We will achieve this not only via organic growth in our operating companies but by exploiting our unique integrated capabilities to the full.

Job Title:
IT Procurement Manager

Location:
Newcastle or Linlithgow (preferable) - some flexibility around other Balfour Beatty Locations

The IT Procurement Manager is responsible for:

• Providing procurement support to SAS Operations, including the procurement of products through to managed service offerings
• Supporting the management of contracts with key suppliers across SAS Operations
• Working closely with the Service Delivery Managers who oversees supplier management for their service line(s)
• Acts as an ambassador for SAS Operations - promoting the operation both within SAS Operations and amongst customers

Key Responsibilities
1. Planning

• Defines annual plan of procurement activities relating to renewal of existing contracts
• Produces a sourcing plan for new products or services in line with the SAS Operations IT roadmap

2. Financial Responsibilities

• Provides input into the development of the budgets for the function in line with SAS Operations budgeting processes

3. Operational Responsibilities

• Supports the Service Delivery Managers in their management of contracts with key suppliers across SAS Operations – ensuring compliance to contracts, advising on appropriate course of action if the suppliers are unable to meet their SLAs or contractual obligations.

­ • Supports the sourcing of services on best possible terms with minimal commercial and operational risk while addressing the priorities of the business

­ • Ensures appropriate processes are in place to track and collate accurate management information for all IT procurement activities

• Manages the contracts database (renewal dates/notices etc) for SAS Operations stakeholders and suppliers
• Manages discrete/tactical procurement projects
• Produces reports as and when required for key stakeholders relating to key tenders, existing contracts and proposals for future changes to contractors (for example)
• Supports the regular benchmarking of SAS Operations services (and the services procured) to demonstrate value for money to the Business for services provided
• Actively identifies risks and escalates upwards to ensure appropriate risk mitigation (as appropriate)

4. Customers

• Actively works to establish a good understanding of the needs of SAS Operations to enable the operation to deliver a higher quality service to its customers

5. Leadership and People Management

• Identifies areas where knowledge held by suppliers needs to be transitioned to SAS Operations
• Understands and promotes the Balfour Beatty values across SAS Operations
• Proactively takes responsibility, owns any issues arising and follows through to resolution
• Recognises how individual responsibility impacts team delivery and inspires others to do the same
• Proactively identifies areas for improvement, shares lessons learnt across SAS Operations and encourages others to do the same
• Makes time to coach and mentor other team members as appropriate

6. Business Development (If Applicable)

• Supports the identification of potential business development opportunities

Experience Required • Commercial management experience – strong experience of negotiating and monitoring commercial and contractual agreements with suppliers

• Knowledge of different contracting, payment and performance constructs
• Strong experience of managing suppliers within a commercial framework to extract maximum value for money
• Good general knowledge of vendors’ market places, and broad-based understanding of appropriate technologies
• Strong demonstrable purchasing experience, preferably with some exposure to the financial services/telecommunications/retail sector
• Experience of giving new ideas every opportunity to succeed
• Experience of identifying and embedding industry best practice into current ways of working
• Focused on achieving results
• Some experience of managing ambiguity
• Experience of managing suppliers e.g. work packages delivered to a high quality standard

Balfour Beatty - 13 months ago