Job Description

This role is a key part in a relatively newly established regional Project Procurement team covering the UK & Ireland (UK&I) with a focus on supporting growth, effective operational delivery and procurement transformation. The new team forms part of the UK&I region’s Operations, Innovation & Improvement team.

To help achieve our growth ambition and mitigate downstream delivery & compliance risks, Procurement and Supply Chain has been recognised as a key capability required to support our most important client programmes in delivery. Managing win work related sourcing activities, supplier selection and sub-contracting are key aspects of this role.

You will be supporting other senior procurement colleagues on major bids and helping to mobilise new contract awards where supply chains have been nominated and need to be formally engaged.

You will engage directly with bid teams from time to time.

The role will be actively involved in supporting Programmes/Project Managers and Practices in delivering work via the use of supplies.

You will embed social value and sustainability requirements and work closely with and signpost to the wider team who look after contingent labour as a category.

A high degree of technical ability is required specific to subcontracting arrangements with suppliers. NEC 4 is heavily used across the business so hands on experience of NEC 4 Subcontracting in the Professional Services and Works space in a contracting organisation is highly advantageous.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Procurement professional to play a key role across the UK&I region in supporting markets and practices in delivering projects. The individual will also be expected to contribute to a wider global Procurement Transformation agenda.

You will be joining a relatively new team where your ideas will be considered and supported and where you have the room to help shape our further direction for Procurement and Supply Chain. The role works across our Growth and Core markets within the UK&I business and reports to the UK+I Strategic Procurement Lead - Work Winning.

Your role

• Manage the source to subcontract process as required.
• Undertake the necessary supplier screening /onboarding and system set up activity.
• Work with the appropriate commercial teams when negotiating supplier terms and conditions.
• Work with functional colleagues wrt IR35 compliance in Subcontracts.
• Work with sustainability and social value experts to embed these requirements where possible.
• Work with PMs/Practices to develop quality scope documents for suppliers.
• Undertake ad-hoc sourcing exercises in IAND (the company approved supplier platform) for Programmes/Projects as required (EOI’s/RFI’s/RFQs/RFPs).
• Undertake market research.
• Present recommendations and findings.
• Train, develop and advise operational delivery teams /practice personnel on supply chain best practice.
• Embed the AtkinsRéalis values and act as role model in all interactions internally and externally.
• The role may acquire other responsibilities as the supply chain function develops and matures and the successful candidate has an opportunity to help shape this role and its remit.

About you

• To be successful in this role, having the ability to quickly develop strong relationships with multiple stakeholders across the region is key.
• You need to be able to demonstrate the value-add and be proactive and agile during execution.
• The successful candidate will be required to multi-task supporting bids, sourcing events and the set- up of multiple subcontracts at any given time (Works or Professional Services) using different subcontract templates and working closely with commercial colleagues specific to terms and conditions and fellow functional colleagues specific to IR35 determinations.
• An engineering background would be highly beneficial given the nature of the organisation and our spend procurement portfolio.
• If you have the necessary technical expertise and contracting organisation experience, have a drive for improvement, want to actively shape the direction of the function and make a real difference in an organisation where supply chain is recognised to be instrumental to deliver on our future strategy and successful growth, this role is for you.
• Significant amount of experience and proven track-record in Procurement & Supply Chain, ideally in engineering, major projects, or other similar complex organisations.
• Significant experience of drafting supply chain subcontracts (specifically NEC 4) in a contracting organisation (Works and Professional Services).
• Experience in managing sourcing processes, running competitive tenders, supplier selection/awards.
• Strong commercial acumen and strong negotiation skills.
• Experience in delivering / affecting change.
• Strong collaborator and a self-starter with excellent communication skills.
• Analytical and ability to problem-solve.
• Pro-active, strong multi-tasking skills and resilience.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and conflicting demands from stakeholders on a regular basis.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.