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Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Arup we work to find solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems – providing expertise across all areas of the built environment from strategic approach and planning to design and engineering.
Join us and you will have the freedom to push boundaries, develop new skills and work on some of the world’s most inspiring projects. We believe that by giving our people the freedom to be creative, we will produce work that continuously redefines quality across our firm. Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.
Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!
The Opportunity
In this role, you will undertake activities relating to risk management in our complex global project and central service supply chains. You will directly support a range of stakeholders directly, including colleagues within the procurement group, to onboard suppliers and undertake thorough due diligence and risk mitigation activity in a case-management environment. You will use the supplier management platform and other tools to support your work as directed and manage the full end to end process from supplier onboarding to contract filing.
Based within the Procurement Function and reporting to the Compliance and Data Quality manager, you will work with category leads and other key roles to explore, initiate and embed sustainable, ethical, social value and inclusivity improvements across all of our activities, working with colleagues across the firm in an area that is close to our firm’s strategy and values. Central to our procurement strategy, and your work, will be sustainable development, decarbonisation, and our values as an organisation.
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.
You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
Is this role right for you?
We are looking for people who:
· Have experience of providing a procurement/supply chain or similar compliance internal service in a complex environment.
· Have knowledge of supply chain/procurement compliance processes – SRM, Business Integrity, contracts, pre-qualification, frameworks and implementation of standards.
· Have excellent digital skills, working with and maintaining data to a high standard using Microsoft platforms and ERP systems.
· Excellent communication and influencing skills, adept at working with a broad range of stakeholders at all levels and able to arrive a mutually acceptable solution.
· We will consider a range of professional qualifications appropriate to the role.
What we offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
