About the role

Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too.

Join our Highways team as a Procurement Assistant and you’ll be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work!

What you’ll be doing

As Procurement Assistant you will have the following responsibilites:

• To conduct supply chain data analysis to identify opportunities and share insight
• To establish strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure actions and notes are put on to our internal SHERPA application.
• Assist in organising supplier events.
• Maintain robust approach to Supply Chain Management benefit capture
• Develop and drive performance through a Supply Chain Performance Management Dashboard, containing KPIs, Milestones and Risks associated with such topics as:
• Supply Chain Performance Management
• Supply Chain Risk Management
• Delivery of Safety, Customer and Delivery related benefits
• Proactively promote the benefits of supply chain management within Highways
• Embrace an integrated working style to support projects and the wider Business Unit.
• Report on the supply chain performance measurement
• engender behavioural activities to develop a more mature and close supply partner base.
• Support embedment of sustainable procurement.
• Support the implementation for Digital Transformation across the Business Unit.

Who we’re looking for

The following skills and experience are required:

• Strong administrative skills including Excel, Power BI and Power Apps
• Strong analytical ability
• Supply chain experience OR relevant transferable skills is required.
• Professional membership of the CIPS or similar is desirable.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

Job Reference: BBUK12994