Senior Commercial / Procurement Manager – Defence

Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager – Defence (UK)

We are currently seeking Senior Commercial and Procurement Managers to join our growing Defence Team at Turner & Townsend. In this role you will work directly with Defence Clients, supporting them in delivering outcomes across the end‑to‑end commercial lifecycle.

Role Overview

As a Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager you will:

• Lead procurement and commercial strategy development.
• Manage contracts from inception to close‑out.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risk, ensuring business success.
• Negotiate and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure governance and compliance with internal policy and legal frameworks.
• Conduct business analysis and solve complex procurement problems.

Role Objectives

• Deliver service excellence by deploying market‑leading capability.
• Manage risk and performance to safeguard client and business success.
• Facilitate business transformation and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide formal and informal leadership through coaching and mentoring.

Required Experience and Skills

• Deep knowledge of procurement principles, contract management and/or contract placement.
• Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach and assess trade‑offs.
• Experience using programme, portfolio and project management tools.
• Ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage with strong commercial judgement.
• Development and commercial assurance of business cases, strategies and contracting approaches.
• Implementation of contract and supplier management strategies to extract maximum value.
• Proactive monitoring of supplier performance and driving continuous improvement.
• Leadership experience providing strategic direction.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, including chairing internal and external meetings.

Security Clearance

Due to the sensitive nature of these projects you must be a SOLE UK National capable of achieving and maintaining UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Holding SC currently is desirable but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification(s) in Business, Procurement/Supply Chain Management, Law, Project Management, or a similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Training or sufficient experience in Defence and Security Public Contracting Regulations (DSPCR), Public Contract Regulations (PCR) and/or the Procurement Act 2023.

EEO Statement

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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