Senior Procurement Specialist

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Procurement Specialist to take the lead on major, complex procurement activities within a high-profile national infrastructure programme. You will play a pivotal part in shaping long-term, sustainable outcomes by delivering robust procurement strategies that drive value, efficiency, and compliance.

Based between Peterborough and London with hybrid flexibility, this permanent role offers the chance to influence large-scale projects that will have lasting environmental and community impact. You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation delivering one of the UK’s most ambitious programmes, focused on resilience, sustainability, and long-term growth.

Main Responsibilities:

• Align procurement activity with the overarching procurement and supply chain strategy.

• Manage a portfolio of complex procurement projects, ensuring timely, compliant, and value-driven outcomes.

• Lead supplier selection processes and commercial negotiations.

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to meet programme requirements.

• Develop and maintain deep market and category insight to support strategic decision-making.

• Use data and market intelligence to identify risks, opportunities, and forecasting needs.

• Monitor post-award contract performance and support supplier improvement or exit activity where required.

• Ensure all procurement work meets legal, regulatory, and internal governance standards.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven background delivering complex, over-threshold service or works procurements.

• Strong understanding of Procurement Act 2023 and/or UCR 2016.

• Ability to influence at senior levels and manage multiple simultaneous projects.

• CIPS Level 5 (or working toward) OR a Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, or a commercial discipline.

• Extensive commercial acumen and experience within construction or major infrastructure projects.

• Experience working with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts.

Salary & Working Hours:

• Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience.

• Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time (part-time considered).

• Contract: Permanent.

• Location: Peterborough and London (hybrid working, 2–3 days per week on site including one mandatory day in Peterborough).

Benefits:

• Private healthcare.

• Double-matched pension (up to 6% employee contribution).

• Virtual GP service for you and your household.

• Life assurance (8x salary).

• Personal accident cover (up to 5x salary).

• 26 days annual leave plus increases with service and option to purchase more.

• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies.

• Bonus scheme.

• Flexible wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.