We are recruiting for a Supply Chain Manager to work within our Anglian Water @One Alliance procurement team based in Peterborough. As part of this role, you will be also collaboratively working with the central procurement team at JN Bentley which in the future may also provide opportunities to experience different parts of the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with all key stakeholders across all programme areas and the wider business.
• Manage the effective and timely procurement of goods and services across the Alliance, whilst maintaining compliance
• Facilitate the cross transfer of knowledge, lesson learnt and expertise across the different programme areas and the wider supply chain
• Deliver commercial benefits and exceptional customer service
• Ensure responsible procurement practices are met and comply with Anglian Water regulations
• Capture and record benefits within the team
• Monitoring the issuing of performance scorecards within the supply chain
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
• Supplier risk management across all programme areas
• Category performance management within construction services, construction materials and process plant and equipment.
• Negotiate of critical goods and services
• Manage and motivate a team of procurement professionals
• Compliance management across our supply chain
• Evaluating opportunities to promote Deliberately Delivering Differently
• Support tenders, evaluate submissions and make recommendations
• Networking and stakeholder management across the programme areas in order to develop a consistent approach
• Working closely with the Supply Chain Manager to optimise opportunities and efficiencies across the supply chain
• Oversee the development and execution of category strategies within your team
• Managing and evaluating economic challenges
• Support the implementation of the new ERP system across the team and wider business
• Provide weekly and monthly reporting for the Head of procurement
• Support the PR24 process working toward AMP8
• Support the Aftercare team

• MCIP / CMI qualifications
• Degree in business or procurement related subjects
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracting
• Experience of managing teams – 6 to 8 reports
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholder groups – internal and external to the organisation.
• Experience of working in commercially challenging environment
• Supplier development

What can we offer:
At JNB you will be offered a competitive salary which is commensurate based on your experience. Our core benefits include:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy and carry over
• Flexible pension contributions up to 5% employee 10% employer
• Life assurance of 4 x salary
• Income protection
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Car benefit (subject to role)
• Annual professional institution subscription costs
• Career and professional development opportunities

About JN Bentley
JN Bentley – part of the global engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald – is a leading civil engineering and construction company, delivering design-and-build projects with clients in the water sector and beyond, across the UK.

We directly employ over 1,300 people across 9 office locations and hundreds of construction sites nationwide. We have a turnover in excess of £300 million, delivered by our water utilities design and build business Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), our environmental design and build business Jeremy Benn Associates-Bentley (JBA-B) and directly by JN Bentley.

At JN Bentley we believe that when we care about what we do, we do it better. Because we care about our people - keeping them safe, making sure they are happy, enjoy coming to work and feel valued - we are committed to creating a fun workplace, where people have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and where the rewards are shared.

We believe that because we care about what we do, we do things better.
We know that our people are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to investing in them, through our comprehensive training and development schemes, exposure to the wider design and build business and endless opportunities.

We are committed to creating a workplace where our people are safe, have a voice, can reach their full potential, and everyone shares in the rewards.

We guarantee what we do makes things better for the communities in which we work. Working with us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to projects that will protect local communities from flooding, preserve the UK’s canal systems, and help secure water supplies for future generations.

Equality, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
At JN Bentley Ltd we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect. So, if you don’t meet every single requirement for this role but still feel excited about it, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may be the right candidate for this or other roles that we have available. Find out more about our approach to Equality, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/people.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with us. Please call 01756 691572 or email recruitment@jnbentley.co.uk to discuss any such adjustments that we can make. You can read more about our Equal Opportunities Policy here: https://www.mottmacbentley.co.uk/an-equal-opportunities-employer.

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

Procurement

Full-Time

Adam Smith - adamc.smith@jnbentley.co.uk