Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager Defence

TURNER & TOWNSEND; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK Defence Sector seeks a Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager to join their Defence Team. The role involves working with clients on contract management, commercial strategies, and procurement in a flexible working environment. Candidates should have significant experience in procurement, contract management, and the Defence sector. A degree and some level of CIPS qualification are also important. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional development in a dynamic team setting.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial experience in Defence or related sector.
• Ability to assess trade-offs and risk mitigation.
• Experience leading teams and handling complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct development and commercial assurance of business cases.
• Examine project success risks and implement mitigations.
• Manage strategically important negotiations.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract Management

Supplier Performance Monitoring

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Commercial Management, Business, Law or related

CIPS Level 4 (in progress or completed)

Tools

Earned Value Management

Cost Analysis

Job description

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

Role Overview

We are currently seeking Senior Commercial and Procurement Managers to be part of our growing Defence Team in the UK Defence Sector. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in and contribute to some of the most exciting and challenging projects that face the UK Defence Sector today, in both the Public and Private sector.

As a Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager at Turner & Townsend, you will work directly with our Defence Clients supporting them in delivering outcomes in disciplines such as Sourcing and Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Strategy Development and Execution, Business Analysis, Organisational Design, Business Transformation and Change, Tendering processes and analysis, and Stakeholder Management. The role is a flexible working role, with approximately 60% of your time working from a client site near one of our regional offices.

About you

We are looking for experienced and passionate people who have a positive outlook and are seeking development opportunities for their career both personally and professionally.

As a candidate for this role, you will not only have extensive and varied commercial experience built from a career in the Defence Sector (or a similar, relevant sector), but you will also want to be part of a high‑functioning team focused on delivering world‑class outcomes to our ever‑growing network of Defence clients.

Role Objectives

• Conduct development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches to ensure sound commercial practices are applied.
• Examine risks to project success and implement appropriate mitigations.
• Manage complex, business‑critical or strategically important negotiations.
• Develop and implement effective contract and supplier management strategies to extract maximum value, motivate performance and drive innovation.
• Proactively monitor and manage contracts to deliver enduring life‑time value‑for‑money solutions, providing timely feedback on supplier performance, successes and contractual risk to senior project leaders.
• Administer contracts, identify performance trends and take appropriate action, evaluate non‑conformance, resolve disputes and apply enforcement tools, KPIs and remedies to secure consideration and compensation as appropriate.

Required Experience and Skills

• Commercial experience of Procurement, Contract Management or Contract Placement (sourcing), in single source and competitive markets, preferably within Defence.
• Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing potential trade‑offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
• Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools.
• Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
• Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance including Earned Value Management, cost analysis and contract‑related management information systems.
• Experience leading teams and providing strategic direction.
• Responsibility for dealing regularly with clients and customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues; ability to chair internal and external meetings involving senior stakeholders.
• Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management.

Desirable Experience

• Background in Government Procurement processes, such as Single Source and Competitive.
• Knowledge of Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) and Public Contract Regulations (PCR).
• Knowledge and experience of New Engineering Contract (NEC), FIDIC and/or Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contracts.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent professional qualification(s)) in Commercial Management, Business, Law, Project Management or a similar discipline.
• Hold or be working towards CIPS level 4.

Must have or be able to attain UK MoD Security Clearance

Required for all candidates.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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