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General information

Posting ID
Sourcing Manager
Type of employment
Permanent
Organisation
Network Rail
Salary Banding MIN
£ 55596
Location
Milton Keynes
Salary Banding MAX
£ 57000
Workplace Type
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Sourcing Manager

Employer: Network Rail

Location: Remote/Home Based

Salary: TBC

About Network Rail

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here

Brief Description

An exciting opportunity to be part of the team who support Network Rail by being at the forefront of delivering seamless technical and operational support, ensuring a smooth and effective experience for both internal and external users across a diverse range of applications.

About the role (External)

The Role

  • Develop and manage the sourcing process from business requirement to contract signature, on behalf of key customers and stakeholders, for multi-million-pound medium cost and business risk opportunities, where expert levels of indirect and direct influencing techniques and political savviness are required, utilising, where relevant, commercial purpose-built models, to create and deliver significant commercial and contractual value, in support of the C&P Director’s annual savings target
  • Implement approved Integrated Category Strategies (ICS) through the development and delivery of the qualified Sourcing pipeline, in collaboration with the relevant Category Manager and relevant customers and stakeholders, to release the full defined savings and benefits value committed to within the ICS, with the ambition to deliver beyond the maximum value approved, in support of the C&P Director’s cost savings target
  • Apply the Sourcing Framework for sourcing led opportunities outside of ICS creation and where total annual spend ranges between £100m to £300m and within an OJEU environment, to manage all risk, governance, legislative and regulatory requirements, validated by the Procurement Risk and Assurance team
  • Expert negotiator of sourcing enabled savings and benefit opportunities, in collaboration with all relevant customers and stakeholders, approved by Finance and applied to budgets, in support of the C&P Director’s savings target, with the commercial capability, tenacity and ambition to deliver value beyond the ICS commitment
  • Develop and implement of sourcing specific ideas and innovation-based business cases, working in collaboration with relevant customers and stakeholders, to address existing business problems that require external sourcing specific market expertise to solve   
  • Facilitate the transition of Sourcing led execution to Strategic Supplier Management, to manage a seamless customer experience from business requirement through to post contract signature and position the Supplier Management team to optimise their delivery of full contractual and relationship value
  • Demand manage and challenge customer and stakeholder common sourcing requirements to maximise overall Group-wide commercial value, adopting politically savvy engagement, direct and indirect influencing and selling strategies across multiple Routes and Regions, in a complex, devolved organisation
  • Develop and manage sourcing aligned continuous improvement activities, demand pipeline assessments and annual customer satisfaction surveys, to deliver an enhanced customer experience, aligned to the Vision and best in class Procurement ambition
  • Develop the external market sourcing practices, to include commercial models and total cost of ownership assessments, within the Sourcing team, to enable the implementation of good practice and move towards a recognised best in class capability, in support of the employer of choice ambition

 

What We're Looking For

  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) and attention to detail
  • Customer-focused approach within a shared services environment
  • The ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage multiple work streams and prioritise effectively
  • Proactive approach to learning, with the ability to quickly grasp new skills and concepts and adapt to evolving technologies and business needs

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to a Business or Economics degree standard or equivalent business experience
  • Deep level of Sourcing experience, with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery
  • Demonstrable level of negotiation and dispute resolution skill set
  • Demonstrable experience of contract law and financial management
  • Demonstrable experience of driving value from complex sourcing opportunities
  • Experienced with agile cross-functional collaborative working methods
  • Politically savvy, with the proven ability to use direct and indirect influencing strategies at an executive level
  • Demonstrable level of problem-solving experience of complex sourcing specific challenges
  • Completer finisher mindset

Desirable: 

  • Line management experience
  • Detailed knowledge of the UK Rail Industry, including procurement processes in a reclassified environment 

Join us and make a real impact on Scotland's infrastructure, helping to shape the future of our railway network.

You'll be at the heart of projects that keep Scotland moving - literally. With every contract you manage you'll be helping to shape a safer, more efficient railway for communities across the country.

Join a team that thrives on unlocking efficiencies through imaginative, forward-thinking collaboration with the supply chain and we'll ensure you're supported and mentored every step of the way as you pursue your personal development goals, including achieving chartered status with RICS, or an equivalent professional body.

How to apply (External)

Salary: TBC

Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here

Please note proof of all essential qualifications will be required.

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.

Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency-based interview.

We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader, and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information.

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