Senior Commercial & Procurement Lead – Construction/Heating

Adaptive Careers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptive Search is partnering with an established organisation to appoint a Senior Commercial Manager to join its senior leadership team. This broad leadership role focuses on procurement, tendering, supply chain management and commercial performance, with responsibility for Commercial, Procurement and Legal functions and shaping future strategy.

The role involves developing procurement strategy, managing key suppliers, protecting revenue and achieving market-leading pricing on centrally

Qualifications

• Significant experience within a senior commercial or procurement position.
• Experience of tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Experience operating within engineering/construction/service delivery environment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the organisation's overall commercial and procurement strategy.
• Lead procurement activity across key categories, suppliers and contracts.
• Oversee tendering, sourcing, supplier selection and commercial negotiations.
• Develop strong strategic relationships with key suppliers and supply-chain partners.
• Ensure competitive pricing and value across centrally purchased materials and services.
• Identify opportunities to improve margin, revenue and overall commercial performance.
• Work closely with operational and finance teams to improve procurement and ordering processes.
• Lead and develop the Commercial, Procurement and Legal teams.
• Provide senior oversight of contractual and commercial risk.
• Ensure appropriate legal and contractual compliance across the organisation.
• Support wider quality, compliance and accreditation requirements.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Tendering

Supplier management

Commercial negotiations

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract law awareness

Education

CIPS qualification preferred

Job description

Adaptive Search is partnering with an established organisation to appoint a Senior Commercial Manager to join its senior leadership team. This broad leadership role focuses on procurement, tendering, supply chain management and commercial performance, with responsibility for Commercial, Procurement and Legal functions and shaping future strategy.

The role involves developing procurement strategy, managing key suppliers, protecting revenue and achieving market-leading pricing on centrally