Procurement Manager: Closing date 4 January 2021

Vacancy Reference

VN 68 20

Job Title

Procurement Manager

Vacancy Type

Open – Permanent

Issue Date

30/11/2020

Closing Date

04/01/2021

HR Contact

[email protected]

Band/Zone

Band 3 Zone B

Rate of Pay

Entry £54,800

Fully Competent £59,403

Full Contributor £61,780

Broad Role

3/016

Work Pattern

Days

Operating Unit

C&CM

Number of Vacancies

1

Background Information

The Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) has been in operation for over 50 years providing an essential service by managing the UK’s low level radioactive waste. Under the management of UKNWM which consists of Amentum, one of the world’s largest firms in the construction and engineering sector, Studsvik UK, who provide recognised expertise in the treatment and management of nuclear waste and Orano, the world’s largest nuclear service provider.

We manage the national Low Level Waste Repository in West Cumbria and oversee a national Low Level Waste programme to ensure that lower activity waste is managed effectively on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Nothing is more important to LLWR than safety, and this is reflected in our safety record. We believe that nothing is more important than the protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, suppliers and the public. LLWR has shown a commitment to consistently improve its approach to safety management and learn from Best Practice, inside and outside the nuclear sector.

This presents an exciting opportunity for individuals to make a real difference and substantial contribution to a focused long-term profitable business with significant potential for future development and growth. We are committed to ensuring that people who join LLW Repository Ltd feel well treated and confident about their future.

Role Description

LLWR have a permanent staff vacancy for a talented and ambitious Procurement Manager to lead the successful delivery of a variety of sourcing activities for works, good, and services covering our full range of projects, programmes, and business functions. This will include leading cross-functional sourcing teams through the procurement lifecycle, starting with identification of need through to successful handover of the executed contract to our commercial delivery contract management function.

In additional to delivering several sourcing projects in parallel, the Procurement Manager will also identify, develop and manage a portfolio of improvement activities to ensure LLWR continues to work to the latest best practice and remains compliant with Government Commercial policy, strategy, standards and associated legislation.

Duties

• Prepare robust sourcing strategies which delivery the requirements of the business and meet the standards expected at the relevant LLWR, NDA and external sanctioning and assurance approval gates.
• Prepare tender documentation, such as Invitation to Tender or Request for Quotation for a variety of procurements including those governed by the Public Contracts Regulations, below threshold, and framework Further Competitions.
• Lead tender evaluation exercises and prepare contract award recommendations, including the optimisation of value for money.
• Maintain a rolling pipeline of procurements and sourcing projects for the organisation and provide monthly stakeholder reports highlighting changes and pipeline delivery risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain knowledge of relevant markets, suppliers and services to support the needs of the business.
• Develop and agree contract terms and conditions to ensure that contract management can be delivered effectively and to ensure that supplier performance is to the expected level (or exceeded).
• Lead the assessment and implement best practice in procurement processes, documents and systems, training other commercial and non-commercial personnel within the business in their usage.
• Implement Learning from Experience from internal and external reviews of procurement documentation and work with other members of the NDA group to promote collaboration across the NDA group.
• Advise and train junior members of the Procurement Team.

Essential Skills/Qualifications

• Degree Qualified in a suitable subject or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive experience in procurement & supply chain activities, ideally within a highly regulated industry.
• Extensive knowledge of public contracts regulations and public procurement.
• Significant knowledge and working experience of relevant forms of contract for goods and services, particularly NEC3 and NEC4
• Excellent stakeholder and communication skills with demonstrable ability to navigate through conflicting priorities and sanction and approvals processes.
• Ability to manage the development and deployment of effective processes, systems and tools to support good business practices
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Relevant procurement qualifications (MCIPS or equivalent)
  Proven ability to identify areas for change and the ability to implement solutions

Desirable Skills/Qualifications

N/A

Supervises

TBC

Reports to

Head of Procurement

Security Clearance

All positions are subject to baseline security clearance. Where necessary SC clearance may also be sought.

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018

LLWR is committed to processing all data fairly and lawfully and will not pass on any personal data on for any non-compatible purposes. If you would like more information, please see the LLWR GDPR Compliance Statement available on the intranet or request a copy from the HR Department.

Equal Opportunities

In promoting equal opportunities LLWR Ltd recognise the benefits of having a diverse workforce and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. In addition to this, under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, LLWR Ltd are required to demonstrate that our recruitment processes are fair and that we are not discriminating against or disadvantaging anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Working for LLWR Ltd

Aside from the huge professional scope at LLWR Ltd, the personal benefits are excellent, these include:

• Very Competitive Salary
• Generous Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Allowances
• Attractive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Group Life Assurance Scheme

For further information on other LLWR Ltd benefits, please refer to the Rewards and Benefits section on our website.

You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post, including assessment or interview invitations and any other type of correspondence relating to your application.

In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, LLWR Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy early.