About the role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Balfour Beatty's CPS team as a Procurement & Supply Chain Management Administrator and build something to be proud of.

Based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, the role requires travel to sites around the M25 including Dartford and Leatherhead with a hybrid working model of 3 days a week on site/in the office.

What you'll be doing

Assist with supply chain and procurement activities for CPS who are the M25, National Highways Area 5, asset managers.

Support Procurement and Supply Chain Managers in the development of procurement and supply chain engagement strategies which deliver customer priorities and ensure value is maximised.

Responsible for administration across both the procurement and supply chain function, playing a key role in supporting delivery of procurement and supply chain delivery.

Who we're looking for

Assist with administering subcontract tender processes.

Data entry to support the production of reporting and dashboards including use of Power BI

Arrange and manage meeting attendance.

Take and produce meeting minutes.

Typing letters and reports.

Manage shared mailboxes.

Liaison with Colleagues to ensure timely submission of documentation.

Act as administrator for various systems.

Keep digital systems up to date on behalf of the department.

Support the Senior Procurement and Supply Chain Manager with meetings, minutes and ensuring deliverables are met

Support both the Procurement Manager and Supply Chain Manager in the day to day running of the function and wider team.

Take on projects and build an understanding of material procurement, subcontract procurement and supply chain management to provide proactive support.

Previous experience in an administration role.

Highly organised and able to prioritise workload.

Excellent Excel and Word Skills.

Experience of using Microsoft Lists is desirable.

Experience of using Power BI is desirable.

Excellent communication skills.

Willingness to learn and develop.

Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Actively collects customer information and uses it to improve services and solutions. Manages the experience of customers to ensure positive relationships are established and maintained.

Focus on Excellence: Willing to go the extra mile to exceed expectations. Continually
searches for ways to add value and take performance to the next level.

Teamwork & Collaboration: Puts aside personal agendas to work for the benefit of
customers and suppliers and other stakeholders. Proactively builds knowledge through sharing knowledge, ideas, and expertise with others.

Respect: Recognise and value our customers and people by encouraging and engaging.

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

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

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.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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

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