Senior Procurement Manager

12-Month+ Contract | Up to £600/day | Hybrid Working | Immediate Start

We're currently recruiting for an experienced Interim Senior Procurement Manager to join a major UK infrastructure programme on a long-term contract basis.

This is a hands-on procurement leadership role focused on building and engaging a specialist supply chain, leading complex sourcing events, and establishing commercial frameworks that will support the delivery of a large-scale capital programme.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll drive supplier engagement strategies, manage end-to-end tendering activity, lead commercial negotiations, and help shape procurement decisions across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supplier engagement and sourcing strategies.
• Lead market engagement, supplier briefings and competitive tender processes.
• Manage end-to-end RFI, RFP and ITT activities.
• Drive supplier evaluations, commercial assessments and award recommendations.
• Lead contract negotiations and framework agreement implementation.
• Assess and compare different delivery models to optimise commercial outcomes.
• Collaborate with operational, technical, legal and ESG stakeholders.

About You

• Proven procurement leadership experience within infrastructure, construction, utilities, engineering or major projects environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of leading high-value tenders and negotiations.
• Experience establishing supplier frameworks and managing procurement governance.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced programme environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Exposure to regulated industries or large capital delivery programmes would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Long-term interim assignment (12 months+).
• Up to £600 per day.
• Hybrid working with flexibility around location.
• Opportunity to contribute to a high-profile infrastructure programme.
• Immediate start available.

For a confidential discussion or to express interest, please get in touch directly.