Principal Procurement Consultant

1st Executive Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Principal Consultant in Procurement & Contract Advisory to support major programmes across various sectors in the UK. This role involves delivering strategic procurement services, leading tendering and procurement activities, and shaping procurement strategies. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in complex environments. This is a hybrid position allowing flexibility between site/client and working from home.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering strategic procurement on major programmes.
• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior clients.
• Security Clearance (SC) is advantageous, though not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic procurement advisory services on major programmes.
• Lead end-to-end procurement activities including tendering and evaluation.
• Shape procurement strategies and commercial frameworks.
• Build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a team of consultants.
• Provide market insight and supply chain intelligence.

Skills

Strategic procurement advisory services

Supplier engagement

Tendering

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial analysis

Team leadership

Market insight

Negotiation

Adaptability

Job description

Principal Consultant - Procurement & Contract Advisory

Location: Anywhere in UK (multiple offices and clients across the UK)

Hybrid: 2-3 days at site/client, 2-3 days WFH (additional flex too if required)

Excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation as a Principal Consultant to join a rapidly growing procurement and contract advisory team supporting major programmes across the infrastructure, defence, central government, 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, central government, 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

Senior Consultant - Procurement & Supply Chain