Commercial/Procurement Officer

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Engineering Cumbria is seeking a Commercial/Procurement Officer in the Bristol area to drive procurement and commercial activities. This permanent role offers 40 hours per week with a mix of office/onsite work and opportunities to lead procurement documentation and supplier contracts.

You will manage end-to-end contracts, assess supplier performance, mitigate risks, support tendering, and ensure governance and compliance while working under SC clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or contract management.
• Experience managing risks and supplier performance.
• Understanding of project/programme management.
• Strong commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement and commercial documentation (e.g. strategy, tender documents).
• Manage contracts end to end.
• Manage supplier performance.
• Identify and mitigate risks.
• Support tendering and negotiation activity.
• Ensure governance and compliance.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Risk management

Supplier performance

Project management

Commercial judgement

Education

Business / Procurement / Supply Chain qualification

Public sector procurement training

Tools

NEC

FIDIC

JCT

Job description

• Job Title: Commercial/Procurement Officer
• Job Type: Permanent
• Start Date: ASAP - depending on security clearance
• Salary: DOE
• Location: Bristol, UK
• Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 2-3 days per week in office/onsite

What You'll Do

• Develop procurement and commercial documentation (e.g. strategy, tender documents etc.), leading where appropriate.
• Manage contracts end to end
• Manage supplier performance
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Support tendering and negotiation activity
• Ensure governance and compliance

What You Will Bring

• Experience in procurement or contract management
• Some experience of managing risks and supplier performance
• Understanding of project/programme management
• Strong commercial judgement

Qualifications

• Professional qualification(s) in Business, Procurement/Supply Chain Management, Law, Project Management or a similar relevant discipline, or an equivalent level of relevant experience. This may include being part way through the study of these qualifications.
• Trained in, or holds a sufficient level of experience in public sector procurement.

Bonus Skills

• Government procurement experience
• Knowledge of NEC, FIDIC or JCT

UK National Security Vetting Status - All candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance

We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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