Senior Procurement Consultant

Maxim Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

This is a great opportunity for candidates with a strong background in end-to-end procurement to join a leading global consultancy business.

Looking for candidates with experience working in Defence, Utilities or Infrastructure (roads, rail etc) sectors, and Security Clearance, currently valid or reinstated.

There is true potential for rapid career progression within an expanding team. You will engage with large-scale projects and collaborate with Blue Chip organizations.

They support a hybrid working model, promoting healthy work/life balance.

Working as a part of an entrepreneurial team you will have the opportunity to:

• Help deliver some of the most engaging large-scale projects in the country.
• Help with instrumental advice on flagship projects.
• Find rewarding work in the challenging space of a market-leading global business.
• Develop your career in amongst a motivated and growing team of specialist procurement and other consultants.

Responsibilities and Duties

This Senior Procurement Consultant’s main responsibilities will be:

• Providing specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
• Managing and collaborating with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
• Supporting the development of the London team’s procurement services.
• Supporting the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
• Supporting bid preparation and proposal documentation and supporting the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.
• Procurement delivery and commercial strategies from inception to contract award.
• Ability to develop tender and contract documentation and management of the tender process through to contract award.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding of commercial principles and modelling.
• Delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in a capital project or programme environment.
• Experience of leading and/or supporting projects in a strategic procurement environment.
• A strong background in tender preparation and development of respective documents in relevant sectors (including design and preparation of the process and key documentation).
• Experience of leading and/or supporting in supplier engagement activities, to include market engagement through to contract award.
• Cross sector experience with Public/Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Experience of using a range of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT, developing terms, negotiation and award.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Have achieved or be working towards MCIPs accreditation.
• Preferably possess a degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

This international company is one of the top multidisciplinary consultancies in today’s market offering exciting global opportunities with a growing world-class team.

Shortlisted candidates will be given full details of this premium organisation.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Salary up to 70k Negotiable based on previous experience.

Daria Tkach is our specialist consultant managing this position.

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

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