Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement Manager
Location: London
Project: £900M Landmark Life Sciences Scheme

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead procurement on a landmark life sciences project. You will drive a best-in-class procurement service, engaging with the supply chain to deliver maximum value for the project and the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement of subcontractors, materials, plant, and services in line with Project Procurement Strategy and LOR values.
• Provide market intelligence, cost advice, and supply chain performance feedback.
• Manage and develop a team of procurement professionals.
• Champion in-house opportunities through DfMA and self-delivery.
• Ensure ethical, compliant procurement practices and monitor markets to mitigate risk.
• Promote innovation through materials, systems, and methods to improve cost efficiency and competitive advantage.
• Attend senior leadership and Business Plan Review meetings as required.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive construction industry experience with strong knowledge of interfaces and relationships.
• Expertise in negotiation, legal & contracting, supply base management, and NEC3/JCT contracts.
• Track record in creating and delivering procurement strategies that add value.
• Experience supporting work winning and managing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication skills; MCIPS or equivalent chartership desirable.

 We also take care of our people! Our competitive package includes:

• Base salary + car/travel allowance
• Access to PMI
• Enhanced pension and parental leave schemes
• Life, dental, and critical illness insurance
• Income protection
• 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays!)
• Professional development opportunities

About Us
Laing O'Rourke 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 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 if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

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

We know a CV can only tell part of the story – we'd love to hear more about you and what you bring. Please email your interest to Gbristow@laingorourke.com 

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