Procurement Consultant

Brave; United States; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus up to 15%

25 days annual leave

Regular team socials and off-sites

Travel expenses

Job summary

Brave is seeking a Senior Commercial & Procurement Consultant to support clients’ complex technology programmes in a remote role with 2–3 travel days weekly. You will deliver expert commercial guidance and help drive growth by securing new business.

You will manage client and supplier relationships, develop commercial strategies, oversee tenders, and ensure compliance with Public Contract Regulations, with opportunities to progress to future leadership within the firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial and procurement with public sector procurement.
• Strong business acumen and ability to adapt to multiple clients.
• Knowledge of Public Contract Regulations and Defence or Security sector preferred.
• Understanding of technology procurement (cloud, PaaS, SaaS).
• Ability to identify and manage commercial risk through contracting.
• Ability to deliver results to meet deadlines and customer expectations.

Responsibilities

• Manage client and supplier relationship management and performance management.
• Help to deliver suitable sales opportunities to drive company growth.
• Develop procurement and commercial strategies.
• Authoring and supporting business cases for new procurements.
• Manage tender activities using public sector frameworks, Undertaking value-for-money analysis for business cases and tenders.
• Advise on compliance with Public Contract Regulations and Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations as well as the clients' internal policies and procedures.
• Carry out Contract Management and ensure that files are up to date, providing an auditable trail of effective management.

Skills

Accreditation knowledge

Business acumen

Public sector procurement experience

IT procurement understanding

Opportunity driving

Contract management

Education

CIPS/MCIPS or IACCM accreditation

Job description

Senior Commercial and Procurement Consultant

• Performance bonus up to 15%
• 25 days annual leave
• Regular team socials and off-sites
• Travel expenses

Location: Remote (South-West based) with travel to client's site 2/3 days a week.

We Are:

Evolve Commercial is a fast-growing, digitally native procurement consultancy specialising in complex, security-sensitive technology programmes. We are a Great Place to Work accredited organisation, known for our collaborative culture, flexibility, and modern approach to consulting.

The Role:

Our client is seeking a Senior Commercial & Procurement professional to join the company and work in a consulting capacity to support clients' complex technology programmes. This is a great opportunity to enhance your consulting skills and progress to quickly become one of our future business leaders. As a key member of the team, your role will be to deliver our existing contracts by providing expert commercial advice to clients and help the company grow by helping to win new business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage client and supplier relationship management and performance management.
• Help to deliver suitable sales opportunities to drive company growth.
• Develop procurement and commercial strategies.
• Authoring and supporting business cases for new procurements.
• Manage tender activities using public sector frameworks, Undertaking value-for-money analysis for business cases and tenders.
• Advise on compliance with Public Contract Regulations and Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations as well as the clients' internal policies and procedures.
• Carry out Contract Management and ensure that files are up to date, providing an auditable trail of effective management.

Requirements:

You will be an experienced commercial & procurement professional, with a good background in public sector procurement, as well as a comprehensive understanding of IT procurement. You will be someone who appreciates the challenges of creating something new and is excited to roll up their sleeves to get things done to build the company.

• Successful candidate likely to hold or be working towards CIPS/MCIPS or IACCM accreditation.
• Strong business acumen, able to adapt to different clients and quickly pick up new tasks or use initiative to seek out and resolve problems.
• Comprehensive understanding of Public Contract Regulations and ideally experience operating in the Defence or Security sector.
• Strong understanding of technology procurement from a business perspective, for example - knowledge of different types of technologies such as cloud, PaaS, SaaS.
• Ability to identify and manage commercial risk and opportunity through effective contracting.
• Ability to deliver results to meet contracted deadlines and customer expectations