Procurement Consultant - East of England, United Kingdom - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald

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East of England, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Join our rapidly growing Supply Chain and Procurement practice supporting some of the most exciting projects and clients in the UK. Working within a leading employee owned global consultancy, you will be contributing to our teams ambitious growth and supporting the delivery of strategic change across a range of sectors and clients.

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it's employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

As a Procurement Consultant you will be be working within the advisory and programme delivery team as a procurement specialist, providing strategic procurement advice to external clients and internally within the wider Mott MacDonald business.

A bit about the team

Our advisory and programme delivery unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from £million's to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, education and healthcare management.

We are currently looking for a Procurement Consultant to join our team.

What you will contribute to the team;

Managing teams of mixed professional backgrounds, but primarily supply chain managers and technical specialists depending on project requirements,
Developing bespoke procurement and contract strategies,
Providing advice to clients on procurement strategy, contract selection, scheduling and resourcing of procurement activities and selection criteria,
Designing delivery structures and target contract models
Determining client and supply chain capability and capacity to inform strategy development
Analysis of current and future suppliers and their resilience
Establishing supply chain management processes and systems.
Review of procurement and supply chain systems to provide confidence and insight
Managing procurement processes, and the delivery of procurement activities, in the capacity of a specialist consultant service to clients. Provide support and advice on complex or challenging processes as required
Providing oversight and intervention throughout a procurement process to identify and resolve current or future issues
Embedding sustainability measures throughout the supply chain, including capture and reporting of sustainability performance information.

All locations throughout the UK will be considered.

Required for the position of Strategic Procurement Consultant;

Strong track record of delivering strategic procurement, experience of infrastructure projects is an advantage
Providing oversight and intervention throughout a procurement process to identify and resolve current or future issues
Embedding sustainability measures throughout the supply chain, including capture and reporting of sustainability performance information

Preferred, but not required

MCIPS qualified or RICS desirable
Ability to manage internal resource plans, budgets, reports, and undertake other administrative and business administration activities as necessary

If you meet 80% or more of what we're looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn't know we need.

Job Profile

About the business unit

The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care.

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.

How to apply
Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited - which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force

Benefits we offer:

Pension matched up to 7%
Life insurance
An annual professional institution subscription
Continuous development opportunities because we want you to thrive
Agile/flexible working because life isn't 9
Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies for parents and care givers
Annual company performance bonus scheme
Subject to company performance
Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans.
The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Other Information

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We encourage