Procurement Manager in Birmingham

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Procurement team, supporting SES Engineering Services across the Central Region. Working as part of a high-performing procurement function, you will play a leading role in developing and implementing procurement strategies across our project portfolio, supporting projects from work winning and pre-construction through to procurement, delivery and project completion.

You will work closely with operational, commercial and project delivery teams, ensuring procurement activity drives value, mitigates risk and supports successful project outcomes. The primary focus of this role is to lead the development and execution of bespoke project procurement strategies, ensuring supply chain requirements are secured at the optimum commercial value while meeting programme, quality and technical requirements.

You will be responsible for managing key supplier and subcontractor relationships, supporting regional supply chain development and driving procurement excellence across the business. To be successful in this role, you will have a strong procurement background, ideally gained within the construction, engineering or MEP sectors, together with experience of leading procurement activity on complex projects.

You will possess excellent commercial awareness and a proven ability to negotiate, influence and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Alongside this, you will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities whilst identifying opportunities to improve supply chain performance, aggregate spend, maximise value and support wider business objectives.

You will also play a key role in supporting bid teams through the provision of procurement expertise, market intelligence and detailed cost analysis. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to take a strategic role within a growing business, helping shape regional procurement performance whilst working on some of the UK's most prestigious engineering and construction projects.

The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders, strategic suppliers and key business initiatives. There will be a requirement to travel across the Central Region and to project sites as required, with occasional overnight stays.

SES Engineering Services is one of the UK's leading providers of mechanical, electrical and technical engineering solutions. As a £500 million turnover business, SES delivers complex engineering and infrastructure projects across a broad range of sectors, combining technical excellence, digital innovation and operational expertise to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers.

As part of Wates Group, one of the UK's largest and most successful family-owned construction, development and property services companies, we benefit from the strength of a leading construction group whilst maintaining the specialist engineering expertise and agility that defines SES. We value each employee as an individual and offer flexible and competitive reward packages to support their professional and personal development.

As a progressive and ambitious business, we provide our people with opportunities to develop rewarding careers, work on industry-leading projects and contribute to the continued success and growth of the organisation. Our values of integrity, performance, collaboration and respect underpin everything we do and help us create an environment where people can thrive. The wellbeing, health and safety of our people remains our highest priority. We are committed to creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, supported and empowered to achieve their potential.

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly. We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available.