Commercial Procurement Manager - Defence
Commercial Procurement Manager - Defence
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Job Description
About Us:
Turner & Townsend within the UK has a wide range of key clients in various sectors including but not limited to: Health Local Authorities Higher Education Highways Utilities Rail and Defence. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.
Turner & Townsend are a key Tier 1 supplier of Commercial and Cost Management Services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK. We play a crucial role in supporting the defence of the United Kingdom whilst ensuring our clients achieve better outcomes.
Role Overview:
We are currently seeking 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 Commercial / Procurement Manager at Turner & Townsend you will work directly with our Defence Clients supporting them in delivering outcomes in disciplines such as Sourcing and Procurement Contract Management Supply Chain Management Business analysis and problem solving Tendering and Stakeholder Management.
The role is a flexible working role with 60% of your time working from a client site near to one of our regional offices.
About you:
We are looking for passionate people to join our organisation who have a positive outlook are seeking development opportunities for their career both personally and professionally.
As a candidate for this role you will not only have commercial experience built from a career in the Defence Sector (or a similar relevant sector) but you will also want to be part of a highfunctioning team focussed on delivering worldclass outcomes to our evergrowing network of Defence clients.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Commercial experience of Procurement Contract Management or Contract Placement (sourcing) in single source and competitive markets preferably within Defence.
- Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance including assessing the potential tradeoffs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
- Understanding and applying programme portfolio and project management tools.
- Supporting the delivery of procurement and tendering processes applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
- Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance through Contract Management including Earned Value Management cost analysis and contract related management information systems.
Desirable Experience
- A background in Government Procurement processes such as Single Source and Competitive.
- Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR) and Public Contract Regulations (PCR)
- New Engineering Contract (NEC) FIDIC and/or Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contract knowledge and experience.
Qualifications :
- Professional qualification(s) in Commercial Management Business Law Project Management or a similar relevant discipline.
- Hold or are working towards CIPS level 4.
- Must have or be able to attain UK MoD Security ClearanceUK Passport Holder
Additional Information :
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
