Principal Procurement Consultant

1st Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks a Principal Consultant for their procurement and contract advisory team. This role involves delivering strategic procurement services and leading end-to-end procurement activities across various sectors including infrastructure and energy. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, experience in tendering, and a track record of building client relationships. Join a high-performing environment and influence large-scale projects while developing your career.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering strategic procurement on major programmes in complex environments.
• NEC, JCT or public sector experience highly desired.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic procurement advisory services on major programmes.
• Lead end-to-end procurement activities including tendering and supplier engagement.
• Shape procurement strategies and build relationships with senior clients.

Skills

Strategic procurement advisory

Tendering

Supplier engagement

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial analysis

Leadership capability

Job description

Principal Consultant - Procurement & Contract Advisory

Location: Anywhere in UK

Excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation as a Principal Consultants to join a rapidly growing procurement and contract advisory team supporting major programmes across the infrastructure, defence, energy and broader real estate sectors. This is an opportunity to work on some of the most significant and complex projects in the country while developing your career within a high-performing consultancy environment. You will influence major organisations, shape large-scale delivery strategies and operate alongside a team of specialist procurement, commercial and contract experts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic procurement advisory services on major programmes, ensuring best practice and high‑quality outcomes.
• Lead end‑to‑end procurement activities including tendering, supplier engagement, evaluation and negotiation.
• Shape procurement strategies, category approaches and commercial frameworks across varied spend areas.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead, develop and support a team of consultants to deliver successful outcomes.
• Provide market insight, supply chain intelligence and commercial analysis.
• Contribute to business development activity including proposals, bids and service growth.
• Support wider team objectives and play an active role in developing new services and capability.
• Experience delivering strategic procurement on major programmes within infrastructure, defence, energy or similarly complex environments.
• NEC, JCT or public Sector experience in high demand.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to guide teams and manage delivery.
• Skilled in tendering, supplier evaluation, commercial modelling and negotiation.
• Ability to develop procurement strategies and category approaches across direct and indirect spend areas.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior clients.
• Business development experience including contributing to bids and proposals.
• Adaptable, proactive and confident in fast‑paced consultancy environments.
• Security Clearance (SC) is advantageous, though not required.