Commercial & Procurement Specialist - Defence & Security - Consultant in London

Our Major Programme Services (MPS) team is looking for an exceptional Commercial & Procurement Specialist.

Location: Hybrid working – our approach is to be on client site 2 days per week.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Design and run major procurements: helping clients to understand their requirements and how to leverage major procurements to improve their business; creating the procurement and contracting strategy, creating commercial agreements and advising on how to drive the best from the market.
• Project manage and provide expert advice on the process of procurement: managing supplier engagement; the evaluation of tenders; helping to negotiate and close deals; and making the business case to launch procurements and award agreements.
• Advise and put the systems and processes in place to successfully transition from legacy to new frameworks and contracts, and to properly manage major contracts including the associated business change.
• Review client procurement and commercial team performance and identify and lead programmes to restructure the function and improve capability. This may include category management, supplier relationship management and sustainable supply chains.
• Support to renegotiate and improve agreements or help resolve major disputes.
• Provide effective commercial management for PA’s largest complex assignments, often with large collaborative teams.

Qualifications

About You: This is an opportunity to develop your skills and gain experiences that will take you into the top levels of the profession. Experience will include:

• Working with large and complex procurements, in any or all of equipment, digital services and infrastructure.
• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle and comfort around: identifying procurement and commercial strategies; running the processes of sourcing; managing the evaluation of tenders; helping to negotiate and close deals; and properly managing major contracts.
• Experience advising on contract terms and designing agreements to drive the best from a particular market.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including recognising how to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with major government procurements, including the approvals processes, is highly desired.
• Familiarity using NEC contract forms would be an advantage.
• Ideally possessing MCIPS or MRICS Chartered status.
• Project management or financial management skills; this would be an advantage but can be learned.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations – Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.