Procurement Consultant

An excellent opportunity for a Procurement Consultant to join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy based in Leeds (hybrid-working).

The successful Procurement Consultant will join an expanding Contract Services team, delivering best-in-class procurement and contract advisory services to blue-chip clients. You will lead and support full end-to-end procurement solutions, with a particular focus on central and local government, defence, infrastructure (including roads and rail), power, utilities, renewables, nuclear, mining and minerals, and pharmaceuticals.

This role sits within the firm’s growing Contract Services division and offers the opportunity to shape strategic procurement approaches, improve commercial outcomes and support complex, high-profile programmes. Hybrid working is available, subject to client and project requirements.

Project Details

The successful Procurement Consultant will work as part of a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team delivering:

• Strategic procurement and contract advice
• End-to-end procurement services (from strategy and planning through to tendering, evaluation, negotiation and award)
• Contract management and performance improvement support

Employees benefit from:

• Regular performance and salary reviews
• Structured support for career development and professional qualifications (including CIPS and other relevant accreditations)
• A flexible, hybrid working model, where applicable and subject to client needs
• A diverse and inclusive workplace culture

Responsibilities and Duties

Key responsibilities for this Procurement Consultant role include:

• Providing specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients
• Managing and delivering end-to-end procurement services, including strategy development, tender documentation, evaluation and contract award
• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of the consultancy’s procurement service offering
• Contributing to the delivery of team and wider business targets and performance indicators
• Supporting bid preparation, proposal documentation and wider business development activities
• Advising on and supporting the use of appropriate procurement routes and procedures (including those governed by Public and Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent)
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across contract services, commercial, claims and disputes teams to provide integrated solutions to clients

Desired Skills and Experience

The ideal Procurement Consultant candidate will demonstrate:

• A strong background across the full procurement lifecycle, including strategy development, tender preparation, evaluation and contract award
• Experience of providing specialist procurement strategy advice to both public and private sector clients
• Excellent working knowledge of major forms of contract such as NEC and/or JCT
• Experience working within or alongside regulated environments, with cross-sector exposure to Public and/or Utilities Contract Regulations or equivalent
• Supply chain intelligence and supplier market awareness across relevant sectors (e.g. defence, utilities, infrastructure, renewables, nuclear, pharmaceuticals)
• Experience of contract management, performance monitoring and supplier relationship management
• Knowledge of commercial modelling and options appraisal
• Experience of contract drafting, including terms and conditions, negotiation and award
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, often on client-facing assignments

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• A degree (BSc or equivalent) in quantity surveying, civil engineering, law, procurement, or another construction / infrastructure / commercial discipline
• Ideally CIPS qualified (or working towards CIPS or an equivalent professional procurement qualification)

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The successful Procurement Consultant will be joining a leading global consultancy with an entrepreneurial and rapidly growing Contract Services team. The clear intention is to invest in and develop the right person, offering a genuine opportunity to progress quickly and build a long-term career in strategic procurement and contract advisory work.

Development will be supported through exposure to large-scale, complex projects; structured mentoring and coaching; targeted procurement and commercial training; and the opportunity to become a trusted expert to blue-chip clients.

The consultancy actively promotes a hybrid method of working to support a healthy work/life balance, recognising the day-to-day demands and commitments that life brings.

The team is committed to delivering best practice in procurement. As such, individuals are encouraged and supported to achieve MCIPS status (or equivalent) and to undertake regular professional development to enhance their skills, knowledge and market standing.

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

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Generous salary, negotiable based on experience
• Car allowance
• Hybrid working
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Pension