Procurement Contract Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead end-to-end procurement and contract management on defence-facing programmes in a regulated environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategy with programme priorities and provide commercial support through tendering, negotiations, and contract awards. You will mobilise contracts, manage supplier performance, and keep stakeholders informed on progress and risk. This is a hybrid Bristol-based opportunity that offers exposure to high-profile defence work and potential to develop long-term capability in this space.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary 55,000-65,000
• Hybrid working with onsite collaboration 1-3 days/week
• Opportunity to support major defence clients
• long-term capability development in defence

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement and contract management across defence programmes
• Support sourcing strategy development aligned to commercial and programme priorities
• Manage supplier engagement, tender activity (where required), negotiation and contract award support
• Provide commercial/procurement advice to internal stakeholders throughout the lifecycle
• Support contract mobilisation and ongoing supplier/contract performance management
• Maintain reporting on progress, risks, and commercial outcomes

Key requirements

• Experience in procurement/contract management within a regulated environment
• Security Clearance (SC) strongly preferred (support available to obtain SC)
• MOD/defence procurement experience ideal, but strong public sector backgrounds will be considered
• Confident stakeholder management and ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• stakeholder management
• communication
• cross-functional collaboration
• procurement
• contract management
• tender activity

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