Assistant Procurement Manager

This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to grow and develop as a procurement professional in a forward thinking environment. You'll play a key part in shaping ethical and efficient procurement strategies that support both new project wins and successful project delivery. You'll build valuable knowledge of suppliers and services, work with real budgets to make smart, cost effective decisions, and gain hands on experience with industry leading tools and systems. You'll have the chance to make a real impact on quality, customer satisfaction, and sustainability standards, this is a great opportunity to take your procurement career to the next level.

About Us: Explore Manufacturing is Laing O'Rourke's advanced off-site manufacturing business, specialising in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) solutions. Sustainability is integral to our operations, and our ambition is clear: to become a net zero business before 2050

What to expect in this position:

• Implementation of procurement strategies and processes.
• Assist with invoice queries
• Assist with tender enquires
• Review and release orders in alignment with project schedules
• Manage and update performance scoring systems for our suppliers
• Support forward planning while maintaining lean inventory practices
• Contribute to the onboarding of new suppliers and contractors
• To consolidate product knowledge including development and innovation of materials, products and systems that may increase competitive advantage and cost-effective solutions
• Whilst under supervision, develop and maintain professional working relationships with suppliers, subcontractors and service providers, who are committed and aligned to LOR's Values and will provide best value to LOR and support LOR as a Contractor of first choice.
• To apply an ethical and consistent approach to the responsible procurement of goods and services to ensuring compliance with the LOR corporate governance and Procurement best practice throughout the Procurement process and the supply chain

 Technical Capabilities:

• Procurement Practice
• Supply chain planning & logistics
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Client & stakeholder management
• People management

Desired:

• Proven background in procurement, supply chain or coordination within manufacturing
• Strong SAP (or similar ERP) experience—BOMs, inventory, pricing control.

• Will have the appetite to learn and understand the functional processes and supply chain.

• Self-motivated, flexible and able to progress tasks in an efficient manner, building towards limited supervision.

The nature of this role will require the Procurement Professional to attend project/business locations which will include the flexibility to meet project and business requirements.

Don't match all the criteria? We are open to, and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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