Associate Procurement Director - Consultancy

1st Executive Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Procurement Director to lead procurement strategies and inspire a team of consultants. The role involves delivering best-in-class advisory services and managing complex procurement processes across key sectors. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in strategic procurement and excellent stakeholder engagement skills, thriving in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven capability in delivering strategic procurement on major programmes.
• Experience managing end-to-end procurement services.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of procurement and contract advisory services.
• Provide expert procurement strategy guidance.
• Shape and grow procurement service offerings.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team.

Skills

Strategic procurement delivery

Leading procurement activities

Stakeholder engagement

Bid and proposal leadership

Job description

Associate Procurement Director - Consultancy

Location: Anywhere in UK

Our client is expanding fast and looking for an exceptional Associate Director to help lead the next phase of our growth. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior role at the heart of a high-performing consultancy, driving transformation across the Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors.

As an Associate Director, you will:

• Influence major organisations and shape some of the country's most significant and complex programmes.
• Deliver impact across multiple industries, categories, and markets.
• Build innovative, future-focused procurement and contract solutions.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a team of specialist consultants operating at the forefront of the profession.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, market-leading environment and want to be part of a consultancy that champions excellence and innovation, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of best-in-class procurement and contract advisory services across major programmes and flagship projects.
• Provide expert procurement strategy guidance to both public and sector clients.
• Manage and oversee end-to-end procurement services, ensuring high-quality outputs and successful client outcomes.
• Shape and grow the procurement and contract services offering, including emerging areas such as Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero strategies.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of specialists.
• Cultivate strong, long deliverables and commercial outputs.
• Lead business development initiatives, including shaping proposals, developing bids, and contributing to strategic growth objectives.
• Support and drive the achievement of wider team and business targets.

Core Competencies

• Proven experience delivering strategic procurement on major programmes within infrastructure, defence, energy or similarly complex environments.
• Strong capability in leading end-to-end procurement activities, including tendering, evaluation, negotiation and commercial development.
• Ability to develop high-quality procurement strategies and category approaches across a range of direct or indirect spend areas.
• Strong team, client and vendor management experience
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to business development, including bid and proposal leadership.
• Security Clearance (SC) is advantageous, though not required