Associate Director - Procurement
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Company Overview
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We provide programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions services.
Role Overview
Due to increased workload and securing new clients across the Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors, the Associate Director will lead procurement and contract advisory services within the UK offices, driving strategic procurement and contract strategy.
Responsibilities
* Drive change in the largest organisations.
* Engage on and influence large-scale flagship projects.
* Impact across multiple industries and categories.
* Challenge themselves in a market-leading global business.
* Create new and innovative service offerings to the market.
* Lead and develop an outstanding team of specialist procurement consultants.
Main Expectations
* Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
* Lead and manage end-to-end procurement services on major projects or programmes.
* Lead and support the development of the procurement services provided by Turner & Townsend.
* Lead and develop a team to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.
* Managing client relationships and related commission outputs and deliverables.
* Lead and support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition.
* Lead on bid preparation and proposal documentation.
* Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
Offer
* An entrepreneurial, defined and growing division.
* Opportunity to travel nationally and internationally.
* Hybrid working model for a work/life balance.
* Support to achieve Chartered Status for CIPS and ultimately Fellowship status.
* Professional Development and career advancement.
Qualifications
* Experience in regulated procurement, especially Public Contract Regulations 2015.
* Leading strategic major procurement projects or programmes.
* Strong background in tender preparation, development and management.
* Commission, client relationship and people management experience.
* Experience with NEC and JCT contracts.
* Experience in defence, utilities, infrastructure sectors.
* Valid or reinstatable (SC) Security Clearance.
* Working towards CIPS MCIPs accreditation.
* Business generation including bid development.
* Degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
Skills
* Leadership and team development for major projects.
* Client relationship management and problem resolution.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management.
* Supplier evaluation, commercial principles and modelling strategies.
* Supply Chain Intelligence and Supplier Relationship Management strategies.
* Business development and career development activities.
* Excellent attention to detail.
Behaviours
* Adaptable and takes personal responsibility.
* Confident, independent and trustworthy.
* Collaborative and able to manage a team efficiently.
* Encouraging and empathetic, fair and consistent.
Additional Information
Our people share our Purpose and Values. We champion well-being, productivity and flexible working.
EEO Statement
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Application
If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.
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