Procurement Manager in Leeds

Soil Engineering’s greatest resource is our people. Specialists in their field, benefitting from extensive training, support, and long-term career development through delivering excellent projects for our clients, our people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll appreciate the opportunity to apply your talents to projects that will provide you with the kind of challenges your skills deserve. As a talented professional, this exciting role offers you the perfect opportunity to apply your skills to real-world projects that challenge and develop your potential. You’ll receive hands‑on training and experience to build a rewarding career in construction, working on projects that span the entire contract lifecycle—from pre‑contract Estimating and Design, through to mobilisation, site works, and contract completion.

The Role

We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to lead our procurement function and keep things running smoothly across the business. Based in our Leeds office (with up to 2 days hybrid working), you’ll play a key role in making sure sites get what they need—on time, at the right price, and to the right standard. This is a varied role where you’ll manage a small team, build strong supplier relationships, and help us continue improving how we work, including supporting our sustainability goals.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting the procurement team, you will be responsible for allocating work and developing others, alongside managing day‑to‑day purchasing – sourcing quotes, negotiating prices and placing orders.
• You’ll work closely with our site teams to support their requirements, including logistics and technical queries, and attending contract start‑up meetings and helping set projects up for success.
• Building strong relationships with suppliers is key, and you will lead this, along with negotiating rates, terms, and service levels, and identifying new suppliers, supplier capability and standards, together with opportunities for innovation and better value.
• You’ll also be responsible for maintaining and developing our supplier and subcontractor database.
• Team work is important and you will collaborate in a fast paced environment with internal teams (Accounts, Estimating, Operations, Plant, Resources, Lab) with procurement queries, and take part in wider procurement forums and develop and implement ideas for improvement.
• Driving improvements in procurement systems and processes, including HARMONY, you will support sustainability initiatives in line with our environmental plan.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in procurement or supply chain management.
• Experience in the construction industry (or similar).
• Previous experience leading or supporting a team.
• Strong negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong customer focus that works in accordance with our Values.
• Confident communicator, comfortable dealing with sites, suppliers and colleagues.
• Well organised, proactive, and able to manage a varied workload.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and reporting systems.
• A team player with a flexible, hands‑on approach.
• CIPS qualification (or working towards it) is preferable, and experience using procurement systems (for example HARMONY) is required.

Why Soil Engineering?

Soil Engineering brings over 60 years of experience, and our highly‑skilled team provides leading geotechnical expertise through ground investigation, drilling and grouting, and geotechnical testing. A career at Soil Engineering means working with leading experts and continuously building your knowledge as part of a supportive community that takes care of one another. When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground‑breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction. We view every project as a unique challenge. Our approach is to question the norm and understand Client needs, where we can add value to the overall project delivery.

Benefits

Enjoy a benefits package that prioritises you! Here’s what you can expect:

• Career Support: including pathways to Chartership and professional training and development and paid annual professional membership.
• Time for you: Attractive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional annual leave, and Hybrid working available in some roles.
• Family Friendly: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave.
• Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Virtual GP access, Optional Dental Plan, Routine Company Medical and health checks, Occupational Health & Wellbeing Support, Save money while commuting with our Cycle to Work Scheme and access to gym discounts.
• Give Back: Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Appreciating You & Others: Celebrate achievements such as Academic completion or Chartership with a taxable bonus, and service Awards.
• Finances: Competitive Salary, Discretionary Bonus Scheme - based on company results, Option to purchase shares in our Group Share Scheme at a discounted rate, Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation), Join our contributory workplace pension scheme and Life Assurance for financial security.

Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited is committed to equal opportunities in employment, with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.