Programme Procurement Manager, Peterborough
2 days ago
Peterborough
Job Title: Programme Procurement Manager Salary: £65,550 - £72,250 DOE Full time / 37 hrs a week / Permanent Location: Hybrid - Peterborough/London - Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role offers you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office with the expectation of 2-3 days in the office per week. Private health care Car allowance Virtual GP service for you and your household Double-matched pension Life assurance at 8 times salary Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team! We're looking for a Programme Procurement Manager to lead and deliver the end-to-end procurement strategy for a major reservoir project within Anglian Water's wider reservoir programme. This is a pivotal role in our Commercial Operations team, where you'll ensures that all procurement activities support programme objectives; value for money, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and collaborative delivery. You'll also enable successful; design, construction, commissioning, and long-term operation of the reservoir, from Development Consent Order through to Main Works Contracts and Infrastructure Projects. You'll lead a team of procurement professionals, drive strategic supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with regulatory procurement law. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll influence senior stakeholders, manage procurement risk, and embed sustainable procurement practices within the project. What will you be doing as a Programme Procurement Manager? • Lead the relevant Reservoir Procurement Team, managing procurement strategy and schedules across all phases, • Deliver procurement activities to time, cost, and quality standards, • Support programme leaders with procurement for development and main works phases, • Forecast procurement needs and engage with the supply chain to inform decisions, • Drive early market engagement with the Market Engagement Team and develop commercial strategies with the Commercial team, • Support and lead negotiations and build strategic supplier relationships, • Manage procurement risks and ensure conflict-of-interest policies are upheld, • Represent procurement in governance forums, • Establish a business partnering approach to ensure delivery aligns with programme schedule, project milestones, and interdependencies across the wider Reservoir Programme, • Influence decision-makers and promote early engagement with procurement, • Provide clarity and direction in complex situations, • Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team, identifying training needs and promoting best practices, • Proven experience in leading procurement strategy and delivery for large-scale infrastructure or complex capital projects (water, utilities, major civils, energy, or transport), • Strong understanding of regulated procurement environment (PA23, UCR16) and sustainable procurement practices, • Experience with NEC4 or NEC3 contract suites., • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, • Commercial acumen and experience in supplier negotiations, • Ability to manage risk and influence at senior levels, • Experience in infrastructure or regulated environments is desirable, • Double Matched Pension Scheme - matches your contributions up to 6% (up to 18% combined), • Car Allowance, • 26 Days Annual Leave, • Personal private health care, • Annual bonus scheme, • Opportunity to volunteer and do unpaid work in the community, • Life Cover at 8x your salary, • Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary, • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle Closing date: 17th December 2025 #loveeverydrop