Procurement Specialist - Professional Services

NES Fircroft; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in London is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support delivery of procurement activities for a newly formed Joint-Venture in Professional Services. You will coordinate category strategies across indirect spend and ensure governance and compliance.

The role involves end-to-end sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and post-award activities, with emphasis on collaboration across in-country and remote category teams to meet business priorities.

Qualifications

• University degree in Procurement, Engineering, or a business/technical discipline.
• CIPS chartership (or equivalent) preferred.
• Approximately 5+ years’ procurement experience in Oil & Gas, ideally Professional Services or In-Direct.
• Strong knowledge of Procurement & contracting, supplier management, and project execution environments.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions, cultures, and geographies (internal and supplier-facing).
• Strong commercial and analytical skills with confidence negotiating complex contracts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to drive alignment across competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies.
• Deliver end-to-end sourcing and contracting, including governance approvals, negotiations, and risk management.
• Ensure contracts are compliant with relevant standards and operationalised into P2P systems.
• Support development of Contracts & Procurement Plans (CPP) using demand data for assigned sub-categories.
• Execute compliance and due diligence activities, including audit resolution where applicable.
• Support post-award contract management, including invoice approval support, change requests, tracking contract expiries, and extensions/renewals.
• Support supplier performance activities (KPIs, performance reviews, and improvement actions).
• Ensure Local Content considerations are incorporated into procurement decisions where required.
• Act as a point of contact for suppliers and help category teams understand the local market.
• Promote a strong compliance culture and psychological safety; provide input to investigations and corrective actions where required.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

University degree in Procurement, Engineering, or business/technical discipline

Job description

Procurement Specialist – Professional Services Overview We are recruiting for aProcurement Specialistto support procurement delivery activities in a newly formed Joint-Venture. The role will help coordinate procurement delivery across indirect categories, working closely with in-country teams and remote category teams to ensure alignment with business priorities and compliance with procurement procedures and contract governance.

You will workwithmultiple stakeholders helping establish and improve contracting and procurement ways of working, systems, processes, and resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of category strategies
• Deliver end-to-end sourcing and contracting, including governance approvals, negotiations, and risk management.
• Ensure contracts are compliant with relevant standards and operationalised into P2P systems.
• Support development of Contracts & Procurement Plans (CPP) using demand data for assigned sub-categories.
• Execute compliance and due diligence activities, including audit resolution where applicable.
• Support post-award contract management, including invoice approval support, change requests, tracking contract expiries, and extensions/renewals.
• Support supplier performance activities (KPIs, performance reviews, and improvement actions).
• Ensure Local Content considerations are incorporated into procurement decisions where required.
• Act as a point of contact for suppliers and help category teams understand thelocal market.
• Promote a strong compliance culture and psychological safety; provide input to investigations and corrective actions where required.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• University degree in Procurement, Engineering, or a business/technical discipline.
• CIPS chartership (or equivalent) preferred.
• Approximately 5+ years’ procurement experience in Oil & Gas, ideally Professional Services or In-Direct.
• Strong knowledge of Procurement &contracting, supplier management, and project execution environments.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions, cultures, and geographies (internal and supplier-facing).
• Strong commercial and analytical skills with confidence negotiating complex contracts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to drive alignment across competing priorities.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.