Senior Commercial Manager - Defence Procurement in London

Company Description: The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. We provide Commercial, Procurement and Cost Management Services to a wide range of clients out of over 110 offices worldwide, operating in various sectors including Defence, Rail, Utilities, Transport, Education, Local Authorities and Health.

Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

We are currently seeking Senior Commercial and Procurement Managers interested in working within the UK Defence Sector to be part of our growing Defence Team. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in and contribute to some of the most exciting and interesting challenges that face the UK Defence Sector today, in both the Public and Private sector.

As a Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager at Turner & Townsend, you will work directly with our Defence Clients supporting them in delivering outcomes across the end-to-end commercial lifecycle:

• Procurement and Commercial Strategy
• End-to-End Contract Management
• Risk and Performance Management
• Governance and Compliance, both with internal policy and legal frameworks
• Business Analysis and Problem Solving

As a candidate for this role, you will not only have extensive and varied commercial experience built from a career in the relevant sector, but you will also want to be part of a high-functioning team focused on delivering world-class outcomes to our ever-growing network of Defence clients. If you are excited about working with us and have relevant skills or experiences that you think can add value to our teams and clients, we would encourage you to apply.

Role Objectives:

• Service Excellence: creating and deploying market leading capability, focused on optimising client satisfaction through knowledge, data and insight, and supported by best-in-class methodologies and world class people.
• Risk and Performance Management: identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure client and business success, and implement robust governance activities.
• Business Transformation and Stakeholder Engagement: engage with stakeholders to support business transformation, change management, and efficiency initiatives.
• Leadership: formal and informal leadership through coaching, line management, mentoring and knowledge sharing activities.

Experience and Skills:

• Applied knowledge of procurement principles and practices with experience of procurement, contract management and/or contract placement (sourcing).
• Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing the potential trade-offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
• Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools.
• Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
• Conducting development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied.
• Development and implementation of effective contract and supplier management strategies, to extract maximum value from contracts, motivate performance and drive innovation.
• Proactively monitor supplier performance, applying strategies and tools to secure the maximum value from contracts, motivating performance and driving innovation and continuous improvement.

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, enabling them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time, T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients.

To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.