Procurement Consultant Sustainability

Maxim Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Procurement Consultant with a focus on sustainability in Manchester. The role involves supporting clients to achieve their environmental targets while working on major projects. Successful candidates will develop their skills and impact large-scale initiatives in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Generous basic salary up to £70,000

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer matching up to 5%

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainable procurement practices.
• Knowledge of embedding sustainability in procurement.
• Preferred degree and/or CIPS Level 4 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide sustainable procurement support across projects.
• Improve clients' environmental performance.
• Support business development for sustainable procurement.

Skills

Sustainability in procurement

Supply chain management

Contract negotiation

Carbon footprint calculations

Education

Degree in construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement

CIPS Level 4

Job description

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Procurement Consultant Sustainability, Manchester

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Client:

Maxim Recruitment

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

The procurement Consultant will bereporting to an established Sustainable Procurement lead.

You will be helping consultancy’s clients to meet their social and environmental targets, including orientating our clients’ procurement operations, across multiple commissions, towards net zero and better environmental and social outcomes.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop their career, skills, and knowledge through working with industry-leading organisations across the UK and globally, making an impact on large-scale flagship programmes and projects.

Responsibilities and Duties

• To provide sustainable procurement support across multiple projects and commissions, helping clients progress towards better environmental, social & economic outcomes
• To deliver and continually improve clients’ environmental performance and meet targets across key sustainability themes
• Support the development of the sustainable procurement services
• To support the business development for sustainable procurement
• To support the delivery of both team and wider business targets

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience and knowledge one or more of the following technologies is desirable but not essential:

• Embedding sustainability into end-to-end procurement activities
• Supply chain management
• Contract terms, negotiation and award
• Carbon (Co2e) footprint calculations
• Sustainability metric formulation
• Knowledge and experience with embedding excellence into end-to-end procurement activities
• Core skills-sets and experience across end-to-end procurement, supply chain management and/or contract management, including: Major capital programmes and projects procurement strategy and implementation,Contract management,Supply chain intelligence,Supplier evaluation strategies,Supply chain management,Contract terms, negotiation, and award

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Preferably a degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
• CIPS Level 4 achieved or willing to work towards

Employing Company Overview and Profile

This premium, multidisciplinary consultancy firm is a global business which is a fast-growing organisation. They are an innovative and dynamic company.

This employer celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all their employees. Successful Procurement Consultant candidates will be able to challenge themselves and develop their careers in market leading global business.

Full details of this employer disclosed to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Generous basic salary up to £70,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme with the employer matching contributions up to 5%