Senior Procurement Consultant

Procurement Heads

United Kingdom

Hybrid

GBP 111,000 - 166,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading procurement consultancy is seeking a Principal Consultant for a critical assignment in UK's energy sector. The role involves delivering procurement strategies for strategic tenders, focusing on stakeholder management and project documentation. Ideal candidates should possess strong project management skills and experience in regulated environments. The position offers Hybrid Working with a requirement of four days a month on-site in Warwick/Woking, ensuring a collaborative and efficient working atmosphere.

Qualifications

Experience in regulated procurement environments, preferably in utilities, government, or energy sectors.
Ability to manage complex service agreements with high financial stakes.
Background in energy, utilities, or construction preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver front end commercial strategy within existing procurement team.
Lead procurement sourcing for strategic tenders.
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring commercial rigor.
Translate technical requirements into procurement strategies for stakeholders.
Build collaborative relationships with engineering, operability and customer teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Governance and compliance

Simplifying technical concepts

Job description

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Principal Consultant - Interim / SOW - Procurement & Commercial

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.

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.

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