Senior Procurement Consultant

A new exciting Senior Procurement Consultant job opportunity with global, multidisciplinary management consultancy in Edinburgh.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background across the procurement lifecycle, including strategy development and tender preparation.

Looking for Procurement Consultant candidates within construction, property, transport, rail, water, power, nuclear and MOD/defence sectors.

Hybrid working is available, although the client dictates the working model.

Project Details

The successful Senior Procurement Consultant candidate will be based in the Edinburgh office working alongside a highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and contract advice, including end-to-end procurement services to employers’ clients.

The wider team includes specialists in procurement and contract strategy, claims management and dispute resolution services.

Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for the employer’s blue-chip client portfolio.

Responsibilities and Duties

Some of the key responsibilities and duties of this Senior Procurement Consultant role will include:

• To fulfil the responsibilities of a Senior Procurement and Contracts Consultant
• To provide specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients.
• To manage end to end procurement services .
• To support business development and marketing of the Contract Services division.
• To support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
• To support on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work winning capability of the contract services division

Desired Skills and Experience

• A strong background across the procurement lifecycle, including strategy development, tender preparation and development.
• Excellent experience of various forms of contracts with particular focus on NEC and JCT.
• Previous experience of providing specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients
• Supply Chain Intelligence
• Contract Management
• Public and/or Utilities Contract Regulations procurement
• Commercial modelling
• Contract drafting; terms, negotiation and award

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• A BSc related to Quantity Surveying, civil engineering, law or procurement or other construction related field or equivalent
• MCIPS is preferred.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

Full details of this global, premium consultancy will be given to shortlisted candidates.
The employer is recruiting UK wide, therefore Senior Procurement Consultant Candidates in other locations with the right skillset are also of interest.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Generous salary negotiable based on experience
• Car allowance
• Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• Pension