We're supporting an innovative automotive client who are seeking a dynamic Senior Contracts & Procurement Specialist to support a broad portfolio of CAPEX, category management, logistics, MRO, and other key procurement activities.
Role: Senior Contracts & Procurement Specialist
Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Rate: £400 - £500 p/day (Inside IR35)
Location: Oxfordshire (2/3 days on-site)
In this role you will be involved heavily with pre‑contractual activity on a large project, while also providing flexible support across a range of procurement categories.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead pre‑contract activities for a large-scale, high‑value procurement workstream.
Support supplier selection for system manufacturing.
Draft and negotiate framework agreements and detailed supply orders (system assembly, aftermarket parts).
Negotiate bespoke terms including warranty, delay damages, performance criteria, and commercial risk.
Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering, quality, legal, logistics and programme teams.
Deliver end‑to‑end procurement processes for CAPEX projects (equipment, test assets, asset disposal etc.).
Contribute to building a long‑term category management plan to simplify and structure procurement activities.
Provide hands-on support across logistics, MRO and outsourcing categories as required.
Full lifecycle responsibility: supplier identification, prequalification, tendering, evaluation, negotiation and award.
Draft, review and execute contractual documents confidently.This role requires someone who can operate autonomously, draft and negotiate complex contracts, and thrive within a fast‑changing environment with evolving programme priorities.
Key Experience:
Strong background in automotive, major CAPEX projects, engineering or similar environments.
Strong pre‑contract and contract drafting experience
Proven negotiation skills across complex, high-value, multi-party agreements.
Experience managing global suppliers
Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment with rapid decision cycles.
Strong commercial, analytical and stakeholder management capability.
Capable of supporting multiple categories simultaneously and flexing to evolving business needs.This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative environment and work on a major programme with a highly varied workload with exposure to multiple categories and strategic procurement challenges.
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