Commercial & Procurement Specialist

7 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom PA Consulting Full time
Company Description

About us
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.


An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.

We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description:


The Professional Services Team (PST) is in high demand and experiencing repeated successes in delivering value and excellence for our clients who are within daily commuting range from home.

Due to this success, we are expanding further into South Wales, and along the M4 corridor, in the Midlands, and Glasgow/Edinburgh.


The Professional Services Team (PST)


PST make up part of PA's core Delivery Team which is PA's Centre of Excellence for all project, programme, and portfolio capability.

Within this core delivery team sits PST which works across defence, infrastructure, transport, and public sector taking on client-facing roles on long-term assignments and working alongside consultancy teams.


We specialise in P3M, Project Controls, Business Cases, Systems Engineering and Logistics, and we are looking to deepen and broaden these capabilities.


PST consultants are in high demand and experiencing repeated successes in delivering value and excellence for our clients who are within daily commuting range from home.

Due to this success, we are expanding further into South Wales, and along the M4 corridor, in the Midlands, and Glasgow/Edinburgh.


Qualifications:

We are seeking a procurement and commercial specialist.

You will have had responsibility for procurement or contract management of £multi-millions of your organisation's money to secure great outcomes.

You are likely to have great relationships skills, and the ability to design and deliver great benefits through well-managed £multi-million procurements.

This is an opportunity to develop your skills and gain experiences that will take you into the top levels of the profession

Experience will include:

  • Working with large and complex procurements, in any or all of equipment, digital services and infrastructure.
  • Understanding of the procurement lifecycle and comfort around: identifying procurement and commercial strategies; running the processes of sourcing; managing the evaluation of tenders; helping to negotiate and close deals; and properly managing major contracts.
  • Experience advising on contract terms and designing agreements to drive the best from a particular market.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including recognising how to manage multiple stakeholders
  • Experience with major government procurements, including the approvals processes, is highly desired
  • Familiarity using NEC contract forms would be an advantage
  • Ideally possessing MCIPS or MRICS Chartered status
  • Project management or financial management skills; this would be an advantage but can be learned.
Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA.

It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity.

Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need.

When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.

Check out some of our extensive benefits:

  • Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
  • 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
  • Generous company pension scheme
  • Opportunity to get involved with community and charitybased initiatives
  • Annual performancebased bonus
  • PA share ownership
  • Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
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