Procurement Consultant Sustainability

Maxim Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

An established, multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a Procurement Consultant Sustainability to carry out end-to-end procurement on major infrastructure projects and programmes in their Manchester office.

The Procurement Consultant Sustainability will work alongside a highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and contract advice, including end-to-end procurement services.

The Procurement Consultant will be reporting 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 in 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 skill 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.

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 a 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%.

Daria Tkach is our specialist consultant managing this position.

0800 689 4841
(Office hours 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday)

Location: London, Home Counties, Midlands, East Midlands, Northern UK.

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