Senior Commercial and Procurement Consultant
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
Benefits
- Performance bonus up to 15%
- 25 days annual leave
- Remote working (South-West based)
- Private healthcare
- Sales bonus
- 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
- Must have or be eligible for SC.
Locations
Senior Procurement Consultant in Newport, Wales employer: Evolve Commercial
As a vibrant and fast-growing digital procurement consultancy, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer that values flexibility and work-life balance. Our remote working options, generous annual leave, and comprehensive benefits such as private healthcare and a cycle to work scheme reflect our commitment to employee well-being and growth. Join us to be part of a supportive team where your contributions are recognised and you can thrive in a dynamic environment.
