Procurement Specialist - HS2 TK Elevator UK Ltd

We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, we foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.

What we expect

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage suppliers, including contract negotiation, renewal, and performance reviews, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies, policies, and processes to optimize purchasing activities, manage budgets, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare and issue tenders, RFQs, cost assessments, purchase orders, and related documentation while managing procurement workflows and vendor onboarding.
• Monitor and control spending, supply chain risks, quality standards, materials on-site, imports, customs duties, and conduct site audits to ensure project objectives and quality requirements are met.
• Utilise procurement systems, databases, and MS Office (especially Excel) proficiently, supported by strong communication, organizational, multitasking, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility, decisiveness, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve fulfilment and project targets.

Who we are looking for

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 4 or equivalent (or higher).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a procurement role undertaking complex procurement tasks such as managing major vendors, managing tenders, closing RFQs for big valued categories.
• Preferably experience in major projects within the construction industry.
• Preferably experience in NEC contracts.
• Strong skills using MS Office, databases, and eProcurement systems.
• Consistently works to deadlines.
• Strong organisational and people skills.
• Good negotiation experience in complex commodities/projects.
• Highly motivated, reliable and hardworking.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

What we offer

• Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis.
• 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Attractive company pension scheme.
• Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs, for example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
• Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary.
• Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision.
• Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work.
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Refer a friend scheme.

As an equal-opportunity employer, TK Elevator values diversity. TK Elevator welcomes applicants from all individuals and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria.