Procurement Consultant - Facilities Management/Property
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Summary
Proxima, part of Bain & Company, is seeking a Procurement Consultant specializing in Facilities Management/Property. This role involves identifying improvement opportunities, developing procurement strategies, stakeholder management, and negotiation. The role requires strong FM/Property procurement knowledge, stakeholder management skills, and proficiency in MS Excel and communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement and operational performance
- Develop and propose category and project strategies that maximise value for clients
- Identify key market developments to develop Proxima’s corporate knowledge (IP) and share with other team members
- Gain stakeholder engagement at all appropriate levels and influence effectively
- Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practice approaches to the market
- Interpret market research, competitive information and personal knowledge and experience to develop high quality procurement solutions and efficiencies
- Ensure effective supplier and stakeholder management throughout the project
- Devise negotiation plans and manage the negotiation process with client and supplier(s)
- Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers
- Agree mobilisation plans and manage activities with client and supplier(s) as required
Core Requirements
- Knowledge of indirect procurement
- Operated in a complex environment and successfully managed multiple stakeholder relationships (client facing environment desirable)
- Strong FM/Property procurement category knowledge
- Can evidence how you have effected change through effective stakeholder management
- Some experience of managing direct reports and virtual reports is ideal
- Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint presentation and data analytical skills
- Excellent planning, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills
- Proven customer service/client facing engagement skills
- Flexibility to travel across the UK and mainland Europe as required to support client requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement and operational performance - Develop and propose category and project strategies that maximise value for clients - Identify key market developments to develop Proxima’s corporate knowledge (IP) and share with other team members - Gain stakeholder engagement at all appropriate levels and influence effectively - Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practice approaches to the market - Interpret market research, competitive information and personal knowledge and experience to develop high quality procurement solutions and efficiencies - Ensure effective supplier and stakeholder management throughout the project - Devise negotiation plans and manage the negotiation process with client and supplier(s) - Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers - Agree mobilisation plans and manage activities with client and supplier(s) as required
About You:
- Knowledge of indirect procurement - Operated in a complex environment and successfully managed multiple stakeholder relationships (client facing environment desirable) - Strong FM/Property procurement category knowledge - Can evidence how you have effected change through effective stakeholder management - Some experience of managing direct reports and virtual reports is ideal - Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint presentation and data analytical skills - Excellent planning, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills - Proven customer service/client facing engagement skills
- Flexibility to travel across the UK and mainland Europe as required to support client requirements
- Language skills are desirable