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Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing to the lasting impact our Team makes. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Senior Procurement Manager you will support the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy targeted to deliver significant efficiencies and cost savings, demonstrating value. The role involves ensuring that sourcing and procurement processes contribute to business success through strategic alignment, efficient use of tools, and the management of supplier relationships. It includes supporting sourcing activities, supplier onboarding, contract negotiation, supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

What you'll do:

• Support of RFx activities for both Bid tenders and Projects including creation and issue of NDA's
• Support for maintenance of approved supplier list (ASL)
• Ensuring category codes are fit for purpose
• Responsible for creation of iProcurement strategy
• Responsible for Supplier onboarding and evaluation
• Verification and checking of manual / non-catalogue requisitions to create or delegate P/O
• Support with resolving supplier payment queries
• Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions
• Support supplier relationship management and develop best-fit business review schedule, in line with supplier classification
• Responsible for identification of continuous improvement opportunities
• Support the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics
• Support completion of Telent Project Lifecycle gateway deliverables in a timely manner

Who you are:

This role requires someone with solid procurement experience, excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and a deep understanding of procurement principles. The candidate must also be detail-oriented, able to handle large data sets with confidence, and accurately analyse and apply procurement-related information.

Key Requirements:

• Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline Or Professional qualification MCIPS
• Depth and breadth of experience may be considered where these qualifications have not been obtained
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills
• Effective prioritisation of workload
• Experience of Microsoft Office 365 products especially MS Excel

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver. We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

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