Senior Procurement Consultant

Procurement Heads; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A procurement consultancy is seeking a skilled professional to deliver a front end commercial strategy for complex infrastructure programmes. The role involves leading strategic tenders for energy procurement, requiring strong project management and stakeholder management skills. The position offers £550 per day Inside IR35 with a hybrid working model, necessitating some on-site presence in Warwick/Woking. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated procurement environments and a background in energy or utilities.

Qualifications

• Exceptional project management skills for strategic tenders.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships quickly.
• Experience in regulated or highly governed procurement environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver front end commercial strategy for infrastructure programmes.
• Lead ‘Network Services’ tenders and ensure communication within the team.
• Ensure cost-effective energy procurement through advanced agreements.

Skills

Leading Public Sector Sourcing Strategy [Energy Sector]

Governance and compliance

Manage complex service agreements

Technical and regulatory complexity navigation

Stakeholder relationship management

Simplifying technical concepts

Background in energy, utilities, or construction

Job description

Procurement Heads are working on a critical assignment with a National Operator responsible for improving resilience across UK Energy Supply, securing sustainable, independent and affordable power for future generations.

Overview

Deliver front end commercial strategy within existing procurement team working on complex and challenging infrastructure programmes.

In this role you will deliver procurement sourcing for 1-2 strategic tenders at a time, identifying the best sourcing strategies, and leading events from market engagement through to contract award.

Exceptional project management of strategic tenders is required, keeping the sourcing team on track through communication and maintenance of key project management documentation, such as RAID logs, project plans, project reporting and RACIs.

Key responsibility is leading ‘Network Services’ tenders. You will need exceptional stakeholder management skills and must be able to build collaborative relationships quickly.

The existing team ensures cost-effective and greener energy procurement through advanced agreements with generators, avoiding expensive on-the-day market purchases. Procuring balancing services for the UK energy system.

No direct line management; role requires independent delivery and integration into a highly competent team.

Key skills

• Leading Public Sector Sourcing Strategy [Energy Sector]
• Maintain governance and compliance while ensuring cost efficiency.
• Support continuity during team’s strategic focus on new categories.
• Manage complex service agreements with generators (10-year contracts, multi-billion-pound value).
• Navigate technical and regulatory complexity (OffGen regulations, power systems engineering concepts).
• Work closely with engineering, operability, and customer teams to translate technical requirements into procurement strategies.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships while challenging assumptions and ensuring commercial rigor.
• Experience in regulated or highly governed procurement environments (utilities, government, energy sector preferred).
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Background in energy, utilities, or construction.

Location, Remuneration and Timeframe

• Hybrid Working [mostly remote]
• 4 days a month on site Warwick / Woking
• £550pd Inside IR35

Contact

[e-mail]

07909484041