Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Telecom, we’re enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future.
We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators.
This role will be within our Divisional Procurement at a time of significant business growth and change, including supporting the division with the integration of the new acquisition Telent and implementation of Thriving Together.
Want to come and be a part of it?
Want to come and be a part of it?
At M Group, we're connecting people, businesses and communities through the critical technology and communications infrastructure that keeps the UK moving. We're looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Manager to join our Technology & Communications division, ideally based from our Stevenage or Warwickshire locations. In this strategic leadership role, you'll play a key part in shaping procurement and supplier strategies across a complex, fast-paced environment, ensuring we deliver exceptional value, drive innovation and build strong partnerships that support our continued growth.
What will you be doing?
As our Senior Procurement Manager, you'll lead the development and delivery of category and sourcing strategies across a significant portfolio of labour and associated spend. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you'll identify opportunities to enhance value, reduce risk and maximise commercial performance.
You'll take ownership of complex procurement and sourcing activities, from market engagement and tender processes through to negotiation, contract award and supplier management. You'll also lead and develop a high-performing procurement team, fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture that supports growth and continuous improvement.
Alongside this, you'll build and maintain strategic supplier relationships, oversee supplier performance and risk management, and ensure procurement activities align with business objectives, governance requirements and industry best practice.
What you'll bring?
Proven experience in a senior procurement, commercial or category management role.
Strong leadership experience, with a track record of developing and motivating high-performing teams.
Expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement strategy development and complex contract negotiations.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
Experience managing large-scale spend categories and delivering measurable commercial value.
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
MCIPS qualified (or working towards qualification), or degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
Experience within engineering, technology, telecommunications, infrastructure or regulated industries would be advantageous.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include.
Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
- Private health care
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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