Procurement Associate Director - global consultancy

1st Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy is seeking an ambitious Associate Procurement Director to join its UK team. You will lead significant procurement programmes and develop innovative strategies for esteemed clients in various sectors. This role offers the opportunity to influence national-scale projects and work closely with senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in regulated procurement and be adept at managing client relationships. A hybrid working model is provided, supporting work-life balance.

Benefits

Bonus

Car allowance

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Strong background in regulated procurement including PCR 2015.
• Leadership in procurement for infrastructure, real estate, or utilities.
• Experience managing client relationships at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead major procurement programmes across sectors.
• Develop innovative procurement strategies.
• Provide expert guidance on contract forms.

Skills

Regulated procurement experience

Leadership in major programmes

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Team management

Analytical skills

Business development

Tools

NEC and JCT contracts knowledge

Job description

Procurement Associate Director - global consultancy

£70000 - £85000 per annum + bonus, car allowance, healthcare

A leading global consultancy is expanding and seeking an ambitious Associate Procurement Director to join its UK team. Working with major clients across infrastructure, real estate, energy and natural resources, you will help shape and deliver some of the country’s most complex and high‑profile programmes.

This is an exceptional opportunity to accelerate your career in a high‑growth environment, influence national‑scale programmes, and lead multidisciplinary teams delivering strategic procurement and commercial excellence. You will work with blue‑chip organisations, government departments, utilities, defence clients, and major private‑sector investors – helping them transform outcomes, enhance value and deliver long‑term impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead major procurement programmes across public and private sectors.
• Develop innovative, compliant procurement strategies that drive value.
• Shape sourcing approaches, tender documentation, commercial models and evaluation frameworks.
• Provide expert guidance on NEC, JCT and other major contract forms.
• Ensure procurement activity is aligned with regulations including PCR 2015.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships.
• Oversee delivery of commissions, ensuring excellence across outputs and deliverables.
• Support clients through complex commercial, contractual and procurement challenges.
• Provide clear intelligence, insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead and mentor a specialist team of consultants and procurement professionals.
• Create a high‑performance culture with strong accountability and delivery standards.
• Support career development, training, coaching and performance management.
• Develop new service lines across transformation, sustainability and digital procurement.
• Create thought leadership, market intelligence and best‑practice framework.

You will have:

• Strong background in regulated procurement, including PCR 2015.
• Leadership of procurement on major infrastructure, real estate, utilities, defence or public‑sector programmes.
• Expertise drafting tender strategies, commercial documents and evaluation models.
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering commissions at senior level.
• Proven ability to manage and develop teams.
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
• Strong track record working with multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, commercial and strategic thinking capability.
• Ideally experience in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure (rail, highways) or Energy.
• Business development experience, including bid writing and work winning.
• Cross‑sector exposure spanning public and private environments.
• Experience creating supply chain intelligence, SRM frameworks or commercial modelling.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead national and international projects with significant scope for progression within a growing division. The team is collaborative, inclusive and offers a hybrid working environment to support work–life balance.

If this opportunity excites you and aligns with your experience, send your CV today so we can have a chat and learn more.

Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role; candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.