Procurement Consultant

Datasource Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking a Procurement Consultant to work on MOD and Government contracts. The role involves drafting procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and providing strategic advice. Successful candidates will have experience in multi-supplier procurements and excellent stakeholder management skills. This is a permanent position with a competitive salary range, offering opportunities to make a significant impact in the public sector.

Benefits

25 days holidays

Flexible contributory pension arrangement

Life assurance

Occupational sick pay

Personal accident insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-supplier procurements within Government, Defence or National Security.
• Excellent stakeholder management experience, ideally within a consultancy capacity.

Responsibilities

• Draft procurement and commercial strategies to support client decisions.
• Provide advice and practical support on commercial structures.
• Run workshops and training to knowledge share with clients.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Decision-Making

Costing and Financial Options

Job description

️Procurement Consultant

Bristol, Manchester or London - Working Patterns - Min 1-2 days per week on site, but consultants must be happy traveling up to 4 days per week so customer sites if required

Permanent

£44,000 - £85,000 per annum (different levels available)

SC or DV Clearance

Our client is a large consultancy in the UK and are particularly successful working on MOD, Government and Public Sector contracts and are working hand in hand with clients to advise them and guide them through complex procurements and commercial negotiations.

It is essential that you have experience in multi-supplier procurements within Government, Defence or National Security and have excellent stakeholder management experience, ideally within a consultancy capacity.

Our client has won a number of key programmes and this is an excellent opportunity to really make a difference at this crucial time!

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft procurement and commercial strategies, to include providing and developing ‘credible options’ to support client decisions.
• Devise incentives for suppliers.
• Provide options regarding consortiums and partnerships.
• Provide advice and practical support on commercial structures, framework and lotting opportunities.
• Analyse costs, payment, pricing and incentivisation mechanisms.
• Create and manage procurement documentation such as tender documents, ITN/ITPD, PQQs and Contracts.
• Gain confidence from the clients to support development and change.
• Develop contract management operating models.
• Run workshops and training to knowledge share with the clients.
• Team leadership required at the more senior levels.

Key Skills:

• Experience within a Commercial or Procurement role within Government, Defence or National Security.
• Experience working within a complex programme, providing strategic advice on how to get a service/asset into delivery.
• Strategic decision-making and the ability to communicate that strategy to key stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management experience, ideally within consultancy.
• Ability to create costing and financial options.
• Familiarity with and use of existing Public Sector good practice, such as the Outsourcing Playbook, and MOD frameworks and standards, such as DEFCONS and DEFFORMS.
• At the more senior levels, team leadership.

Benefits/Perks:

• Holidays, starting at 25 days a year.
• A flexible contributory pension arrangement with matching contributions.
• Life assurance of six times your core salary (up to a maximum of six times the Earnings Cap, in force at date of death).
• Occupational sick pay.
• Personal accident insurance.
• Mobile phone is not fully funded but you can claim on expenses for business use.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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