Interim Contracts & Commercial Procurement Lead

Arguile; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Arguile in London is seeking an Interim Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for operational and maintenance services, with a strong emphasis on contracts and commercial management.

You will manage sourcing from requirements through to contract award and supplier performance, negotiate terms with suppliers, and collaborate with Legal on MSAs and service agreements in a fast-moving, asset-intensive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' procurement experience.
• Strong experience within services procurement.
• Proven track record of contract negotiation and commercial management.
• Experience developing and negotiating scopes of work, SLAs, KPIs, rate cards and service agreements.
• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Experience managing the full procurement lifecycle from requirements through to contract award and supplier performance.
• The ability to work closely with Legal and operational stakeholders on contractual matters.
• Strong commercial acumen and the confidence to challenge suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Experience within energy, infrastructure, utilities, engineering, facilities, transportation or another asset-intensive environment would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity across operational and maintenance services.
• Develop sourcing strategies and manage RFI, RFP and RFQ processes.
• Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers, focusing on cost, risk, performance and contractual terms.
• Develop and negotiate scopes of work, SLAs, KPIs, rate cards, frameworks and service agreements.
• Work closely with Legal on MSAs, call-off contracts, statements of work and other contractual documentation.
• Review and improve existing contractual arrangements and supplier terms.
• Support supplier onboarding and mobilisation.
• Establish appropriate commercial and contractual performance mechanisms.
• Manage supplier performance and resolve contractual or service-related issues.
• Benchmark pricing and supplier offerings to ensure value for money.
• Work closely with operational, engineering, finance and asset management stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual and supply chain risks.

Skills

Procurement experience

Services procurement

Contract negotiation

Commercial management

Vendor relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Job description

Arguile in London is seeking an Interim Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement for operational and maintenance services, with a strong emphasis on contracts and commercial management.

You will manage sourcing from requirements through to contract award and supplier performance, negotiate terms with suppliers, and collaborate with Legal on MSAs and service agreements in a fast-moving, asset-intensive environment.