Procurement Officer (SC Cleared)

Summary: The Procurement Officer (SC Cleared) role involves supporting the G7 Commercial Lead in all procurement activities from pre-procurement to contract award. The position requires active SC security clearance and includes responsibilities such as developing procurement strategies, conducting market analysis, and managing procurement documentation. The role is primarily remote but requires occasional in-office attendance for team meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development of procurement strategies, including setting out the timetable of procurement activities and drafting the procurement strategy.
• Delivery of market analysis and market engagement activity to inform the development of the above strategies and plans.
• Provide options analysis, setting out the risks and opportunities for the options.
• Develop, review and keep up to date a risk register of procurement and delivery risks relating to the procurement.
• Develop invitation to tender documentation, including statement of requirements, guide to bidders, tender evaluation strategies and methodology.
• Draft transparency notices applicable to the relevant regulations ie PCR' 15 and Procurement Act '23.
• Support the development of business cases, presenting commercial options to business stakeholders and presenting commercial cases for approval at governance boards.
• Increasing market knowledge relevant to the procurements to obtain credible insights into current market capabilities, innovations and future market developments.
• Support delivery of the procurement processes, including supplier negotiations (where appropriate) in a timely and compliant manner.
• Support commercial due diligence prior to contract award.
• Support the execution of the contract in readiness for contract signature.
• Successfully hand contracts to the Maritime Contract Management Team for ongoing commercial management.
• Keep data and procurement systems (Jagger) up to date.

Key Skills:

• Active SC security clearance.
• Experience in procurement strategy development.
• Strong market analysis and engagement skills.
• Ability to conduct options analysis and risk management.
• Proficient in drafting tender documentation and contracts.
• Knowledge of relevant procurement regulations.
• Experience in developing business cases and presenting to stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with procurement systems (e.g., Jagger).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other