Strategic Sourcing Manager
Role Overview
Leadership role managing a team responsible for complex, high-value, high-profile regulated procurements.
The role focuses on enabling team success through direction, assurance, capability building and commercial leadership.
The post is based at The Quadrant, Milton Keynes, and is a full-time permanent opportunity.
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Role overview
Leadership role managing a team responsible for complex, high-value, high-profile regulated procurements.
The role focuses on enabling team success through direction, assurance, capability building and commercial leadership.
The post is based at The Quadrant, Milton Keynes, and is a full-time permanent opportunity.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team and create conditions for successful procurement outcomes.
- Set direction, remove barriers, develop capability and embed accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Provide strategic oversight, guidance and assurance rather than personally leading every procurement.
- Champion best practice, compliance, commercial rigour and customer focus.
- Coach and develop team members and improve team performance.
- Build stakeholder relationships, influence decisions and provide commercial insight.
Candidate requirements
- Substantial experience leading teams in a regulated procurement environment.
- Proven record of developing people, improving performance and creating a culture of excellence.
- Deep regulated procurement expertise and commercial credibility.
- Able to coach, support and challenge others and influence stakeholders.
- For the Milton Keynes location, the candidate must live within 90 minutes.
Workplace and schedule
- Full-time opportunity; flexible working patterns will be considered.
- Flexible or hybrid working arrangements are considered.
- The role is based at The Quadrant, Milton Keynes.
Compensation
- Band 2.B salary is £71,163–£86,801, depending on skills and experience.
Benefits
- Benefits include pension, annual leave, family leave, travel discounts and volunteer leave.
- The employer also lists flexible working arrangements and the option to buy or sell annual leave days.
About Network Rail
Network Rail's stated purpose is to keep passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently.
The employer highlights an inclusive workplace and the importance of employees in delivering its work.
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