Commercial & Procurement Specialist - Defence & Security - Consultant

• Firm: PA Consulting
• Status: Full-time

Job Description

Do you feel the desire to join a highly motivated team that aims to create positive and lasting changes in the world?

Our Major Programme Services (MPS) team is looking for an exceptional Commercial & Procurement Specialist to play a pivotal role in executing complex projects across various industries.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, shaping projects that drive meaningful impact.

Location

Hybrid working – client site 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Designing and running major procurements: helping clients to understand their requirement and how to leverage major procurements to improve their business; creating the procurement and contracting strategy, commercial agreements, and advising on how to drive the best from the market.
• Project managing and providing expert advice on the procurement process: managing supplier engagement; evaluating tenders; negotiating and closing deals; and making the business case to launch procurements and award agreements.
• Advising and implementing systems and processes to transition from legacy to new frameworks and contracts, and properly managing major contracts including associated business change.
• Reviewing client procurement and commercial team performance and leading programmes to restructure the function and improve capability, including category management, supplier relationship management and sustainable supply chains.
• Supporting renegotiation and improvement of agreements or resolving major disputes.
• Providing effective commercial management for PA’s largest complex assignments, often with large collaborative teams.

Qualifications

• Working with large and complex procurements, in any or all of equipment, digital services and infrastructure.
• Understanding of the procurement lifecycle and comfort with identifying procurement and commercial strategies; running sourcing processes; managing tender evaluation; negotiating and closing 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 recognizing how to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with major government procurements, including approval processes.
• Familiarity with NEC contract forms (advantage).
• Ideally possessing MCIPS or MRICS Chartered status.
• Project management or financial management skills (advantage, can be learned).

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with 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).
• Equal Opportunity Statement

We’re committed to advancing equality.

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions without reference to 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, contact recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting. com.

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