17 Full time, Procurement jobs in Croydon, Cambridgeshire

There's never been a better time to join our Business Services team. We're a dynamic and vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You'll be involved in ensuring that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network. Your new role as a Senior Contract Development & Assurance Manager. As a Senior Contract Development & Assurance Manager you will be managing and contributing to the development and delivery of the contract strategy, providing specialist advice during the procurement and working in a dynamic high functioning matrix team. You will ensure that procurement drives innovation and best practice, is compliant with government frameworks, UK legislation/EU directives and is in line with wider National Highways business/ strategic decisions. You will ensure that the procurement projects you lead-on drive innovation, adopt the outcome of lessons learnt to deliver best practice and that the contract documents are compliant. You will provide assurance of contract documents dependent on complexity of the project, manage and contribute to the provision of training and give guidance and advice to support key stakeholders to deliver business and corporate requirements. You will be based in one of the following offices: Bedford, Bristol, Leeds or Birmingham. However, here at National Highways, we have a hybrid working approach, meaning the role will be a combination of office and agile home working. This approach enables you develop excellent stakeholder and team relationships, whilst maintaining a good work life balance.

• Providing specialist advice and guidance on public sector procurement; support best practice in policy and processes that implement UK government policy, English and EU legislation.
• Be responsible for developing and drafting contracts/ frameworks as well as providing advice to meet the operational needs of National Highways. This will include being a focal point for the business for providing procurement contract technical advice, governance, and be responsible for NEC contract/strategy development in liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and contribute to the development, communication and implementation of best practice tools, procedures and processes needed to deliver best value.
• Responsible for the provision of expert procurement, contractual risk advice to business partners and Procurement Division colleagues on all aspects of National Highways contracts.
• To capture lessons learnt and inform best practice for continual improvement across all projects, sharing knowledge across the wider team.
• Act as a Project Sponsor, responsible for ensuring propriety, corporate and procurement governance are adhered to..
  
  Experience in contract or procurement development with working knowledge of public procurement and contract law, including Public Contract Regulations.
• A knowledge of a range of contract types, and their application, in particular NEC forms.
• A proven track record in working successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and ability to engage and influence.
• A strong track record of delivering outcomes and achievements in a customer focused organisation.
• Should hold or be willing to work towards the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)., Disability Confident
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Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.