Jobs, fresher vacancy - Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager - Defence • UK

Company: Turner & Townsend

UK

Job DescriptionRole Overview: 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 in disciplines such as Sourcing and Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Commercial Strategy Development and Execution, Business Analysis and problem solving, Organisational design, Business Transformation and Change, Tendering processes and analysis, Stakeholder Management.The role is a flexible working role, with ca60% of your time working from a client site, near to one of our regional offices.About you:We are looking for experienced and 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 extensive and varied 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 high-functioning team focused on delivering world-class outcomes to our ever-growing network of Defence clients.Role Objectives:Conducting development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied.Examining risks to achieving project success and implementing appropriate mitigations.Managing complex, business critical or strategically important negotiations.Development and implementation of effective contract and supplier management strategies, to extract maximum value from contracts, motivate performance and drive innovation.Proactive monitoring and contract management, to deliver enduring thru-life value-for-money solutions. Providing timely feedback on supplier performance issues, successes, and contractual risk to senior project leaders.Administering contracts, identifying performance trends and taking appropriate action, evaluating non-conformance, dispute resolution, and applying enforcement tools, KPI’s and remedies to secure consideration and compensation as appropriate.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 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.Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance including Earned Value Management, cost analysis, and contract related management information systems.Experience leading teams and providing strategic direction.The role has responsibility for dealing regularly with clients / customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues. The role will typically be able to chair internal and external meetings involving senior stakeholders. Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management. Desirable ExperienceA 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.