Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
CL Capable Owner & Enh Sourcing (338320) G1
About Network Rail
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If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Brief Description
To purchase goods and services for a specific commodity area in line with company procedures.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
- Undertake full range of procurement activities including obtaining supplier prices, tendering negotiation and purchase order placement.
- Assist in the procurement of higher value and more complex commodities.
- Provision of dedicated support to senior staff in commodity area
- Target specific goods, services and/or suppliers to identify how tangible improvements may be made in the procurement of these goods and services.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
- Commercial experience and aptitude.
- Understanding of procurement processes.
Desirable
- Knowledge of procurement and competition legislation, procurement procedures, processes, systems and controls.
- Membership or training for qualifications in relevant professional institution.
How To Apply (External)
Salary: Circa £30,000
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Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All propective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
Network Rail adheres to pre-employment Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS), this is government standard for pre –employment vetting. BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting requires Network Rail to screen a potential employee’s unspent criminal convictions and undertake 3 year career checks. Employment at Network Rail is subject to employees meeting the BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting.
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail.Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual subsidy on season tickets.
Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
Closing date : 9 th April 2025 , late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.