Project Details
A fantastic Assistant Procurement Manager job based in Edinburgh offering the opportunity to work with a team of talented procurement professionals to deliver excellent strategic procurement and contract advice.
This procurement job includes the opportunity to provide a full procurement service from the beginning of projects to the end with one of your employers most important clients.
There will be opportunities for international and national travel to help and manage commissions.
Hybrid working is available, although the client dictates the working model.
Responsibilities and Duties
Assistant Procurement Consultant duties will include, but not be limited to :
1. Provide clients with procurement advice on important projects
2. Provide specialist advise to clients in all sectors about procurement strategy
3. To manage procurement services from start to finish on large scale construction related projects
4. To support development of the company’s services
5. To provide procurement support to ensure goals are achieved at a team level
6. To support proposal documents and bid preparation work
Desired Skills and Experience
Previous experience across the procurement lifecycle, including strategy development, tender preparation and development.
7. Excellent experience of various forms of contracts with particular focus on NEC and JCT.
8. Previous experience of providing specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients
9. Supply Chain Intelligence
10. Contract Management
11. Public and/or Utilities Contract Regulations procurement
12. Commercial modelling
13. Contract drafting; terms, negotiation and award desired, but not essential
Qualifications/Educational Requirements
14. A degree relating to quantity surveying, law or procurement or equivalent is preferred
15. Working towards MCIPS is desirable
Employing Company Overview and Profile
This leading, premium, multi-disciplinary consultancy company works in London with their employees to achieve outstanding results for their clients.
They work globally to complete challenging projects with their dynamic, diverse team.
This creates exciting working environments and great career prospects for ambitious procurement professionals.
Additional Benefits Package and Incentives
16. Generous basic salary
17. Car allowance
18. Holiday 25 + 8 days
19. Pension – matched contributions up to 5%
20. Health insurance
21. Medical insurance (including dependence)
22. Life insurance
23. Personal accident cover