Sourcing Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Manager to join the Commercial team at Nuclear Waste Services.

As a Sourcing Manager you will play a key role in the delivery of £multi-million procurement projects across the organisation, with a primary focus on the Corporate Services area including the Technical, HR, Transformation, Legal, EHHSQ , Finance , Commercial and Communications directorates, providing professional advice on all aspects of commercial and procurement activities to ensure adherence and compliance with NWS policies , the law and relevant legislation.

You will report into the Senior Sourcing Lead who will maintain line management responsibility including objective setting and personal development and you will be required to deputise as necessary. The role will have line management responsibility for a small team and you will have financial and contractual delegations in accordance with the schedule of delegated authority.

As the Sourcing Manager you will be responsible for implementing robust sourcing strategies and contract award recommendations which will provide workable and effective contract vehicles and deliver the requirements of the business, ensuring that they gain approval through the relevant NWS, NDA and external sanctioning bodies.

You and your team will prepare tender documentation such as ITTs and RFQs for a variety of procurements, including above threshold, below threshold and mini-competition exercises and you will lead tender evaluation exercises, maintaining records to the high standards required to ensure compliance with the relevant regulations.

The role's responsibilities also include:

Delivery of procurement improvement and implementing best practice in procurement processes, documents and systems, training other commercial and non-commercial personnel within the business in their usage.
Maintain a rolling pipeline of procurements and sourcing projects for your assigned business areas and provide regular stakeholder reports and dashboards for internal and external usage, highlighting changes and pipeline delivery risks and opportunities.
Developing knowledge, maintaining an awareness, and informing others of the status of relevant markets, suppliers and services to support the needs of the business.
Reviewing contract and supplier prices to optimise value for money.
Implementing Learning from Experience from internal and external reviews of procurement documentation (including governance and assurance) within the procurement processes, documents and systems.
Maintaining knowledge of contract terms and conditions to ensure that contract management can be delivered effectively.
Management and administration of a small amount of bronze/lower-risk contracts.
Work with other members of the NDA group to promote collaboration across the NDA group to standardise common processes.
Participate on key management and governance bodies.
Where required, developing, recruiting, and implementing a team structure to deliver effective management of the area of focus.
Creating a culture that is task driven, people orientated, and delivery focused (expecting high standards of performance), without compromising the ability to listen to and support individuals who require additional coaching and mentoring.
Manage the risks within your scope of work in compliance with the company risk management procedures.
To act in a secure manner at all times, recognise potential consequences of personal behaviour and say if others fall short with respect to security.
To consider ED&I in all conversations and interactions, ensuring you treat all individuals equally, respectfully and in line with NWS ED&I policy.
Create a positive commitment to safety and adhere to established systems for effective safety management.
Essential skills, knowledge and qualifications

Degree in a relevant discipline with relevant experience in procurement and supply chain activities ideally, though not essentially, gained in both public and private sector.
Significant knowledge and working experience of relevant forms of contract for goods and services e.g. NEC.
Understanding of public contracts regulations.
Ability to manage the development and deployment of effective processes, systems and tools to support good business practices.
Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Relevant procurement qualifications (MCIPS or equivalent).
Proven ability to identify areas for change and the ability to implement solutions.
RWM Grade 3 (RWM terms & conditions apply)

Who are we?

Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.

Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world

If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.

We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place​ to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
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We are action orientated ​​​​​​​- We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.

We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.

We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.​​​​​

We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future

What's in it for you?

On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
learning and development support
payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
Employee Assistance Programme
Financial advice assistance
Flexible working
Extended family-friendly policies
Cycle to work scheme
We welcome flexible and agile working practices
Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment

Equal Opportunities

We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.

In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email