We're looking for a Subcontract Procurement Manager to join our KierBAM team based in Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard - can offer some working from home
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Many positions within the project are subject to national security clearance restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.
KierBAM is a Joint Venture partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall, currently delivering an exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth. As a Subcontract Procurement Manager, you'll play a vital role in overseeing the acquisition of goods and services, developing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely and cost-effective purchasing to support our operational needs.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Subcontract Procurement Manager, you'll be working within the Procurement team, supporting them in delivering efficient and effective procurement solutions. Your day to day will include:
- Developing and implementing procurement policies, procedures, and strategies to support project delivery
- Identifying, evaluating, and selecting suppliers, and negotiating contracts, terms, and pricing
- Managing the end-to-end procurement process including purchase orders and delivery tracking
- Monitoring supplier performance and collaborating with internal departments to forecast demand
- Leading and developing the procurement team whilst identifying opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement
What are we looking for?
This role of Subcontract Procurement Manager is great for you if:
- You havepost-qualification experience in procurement or supply chain management, ideally within the nuclear or defence sector
- You hold a commercial-related qualification (HNC, BSc, MSc, BEng, or MEng) and CSCS White PQP/AQP
- You possess strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills with excellent analytical abilities
- You have knowledge of procurement software and ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
- You can manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and have an understanding of contract law and vendor management
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government BPSS check, which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Procurement Manager - Job Description 2026 (1) (1).pdf
