Senior Procurement Consultant

Primary Location: UK – Manchester, Level 4 – 100 Emban

Job Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality procurement advice and support to AECOM’s infrastructure clients on their flagship projects.
• Lead and/or support sector‑leading projects and programmes as the strategic procurement subject matter expert.
• Contribute and shape our future service offering and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with AECOM colleagues to deliver quality outcomes for our clients, providing high‑value multi‑discipline solutions.
• Challenge yourself in a market‑leading business, with opportunities to personally develop working alongside your colleagues.
• Provide procurement advice to understand client drivers and project success factors, and then lead them through the process of designing the optimum delivery model, contract strategy, commercial model and route to market.
• Manage the competitive procurement process including market engagement, supplier shortlisting, tender document development, tender management, evaluation and negotiation.
• Provide advice on commercial aspects, category management and performance management.
• Support work‑winning activity, including contributing to proposal documentation.
• Support the development of AECOM’s overall strategic procurement service offering.

Qualifications

• Significant post‑qualification knowledge and experience (7+ years) leading the procurement of complex construction and infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing the procurement lifecycle from sourcing through to contract management and supplier engagement.
• Proven project/programme management experience, including the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Awareness of a range of standard form contracts including NEC.
• Strong people skills and an effective communicator, able to influence, challenge and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.
• Experience in category management and contract management, including advising on Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators.
• Awareness of procuring under the Public Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Passionate about individual, team and client success.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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