Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description
The Procurement Lead will be responsible for leading and developing all procurement activities for the Programme to ensure they align with the Contracting Entity’s Procurement Strategy and objectives in addition to securing best value for the Programme. The role holder will develop and implement procurement policy and standard operating procedures and provide technical guidance on contractual and procurement matters to the programme team. The aim is to drive robust and consistent controls to embed best practice procurement across the programme team and within Infrastructure.
The Procurement Lead will strengthen relationships across the supply chain, regularly engaging with suppliers to develop comprehensive knowledge and insights and drive a culture of collaboration and partnership.
Procurement Requirements, Standards and Performance
Lead and manage key procurement activities and the overall development, execution and success of the Contracting Entity’s vision
Review and streamline procurement policies, processes and controls implementing improvement of these processes where necessary to ensure that all purchases are executed in line with the Procurement Strategy
Maintain up to date best practice knowledge on relevant regulations, market intelligence, commodity trends and new sources of supply.
Monitor marketplace developments and communicate these to internal customers
Procurement Activities
Lead the procurement team to execute sourcing strategies to achieve sustainable cost reduction and service improvements
Lead the management of vendor relationships and implement corrective action to ensure dependable supply where necessary in addition to continually improving cost, quality and services performance
Develop the programme’s long term and short-term category spend plans
Manage the Sourcing Process, including specification generation, tendering and negotiation strategies, tender preparation and evaluation, supplier selection and contracting.
Ensure that supplier performance meets or exceeds the contractual performance levels
Conduct due diligence and risk assessment of procurement/supplier activities to identify points of vulnerability and devise remedial plans
Ensure contracting excellence and manage risk effectively.
Ensure that all procurement activity is compliant with internal and external requirements and procedures, including National and EU requirements.
Leadership, relationship building and teamwork
Provide subject matter expertise on all procurement matters to the Programme and across the business
Manage performance and outputs from your team using clearly defined targets with a focus on financial performance, quality, sustainability and collaboration
Manage relationships with suppliers and drive performance targets/agreements
Embed best practice procurement across the Programme
Qualifications
Senior: 10+ years’ experience in a complex procurement environment within a major capital programme
Experience in leading and managing procurement teams
Proven experience of providing leadership, commercial and strategic direction aligned with business objectives
Experience with advanced category management and strategic sourcing and procurement methodologies and techniques
Good track record of developing successful commercial relationships that have benefitted programme performance and delivery metrics.
Tangible experience of documenting best practice procurement policies, processes and standards
Relevant university degree in Procurement, Commercial Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Project Management, or other related discipline
Skills
The role holder must have the ability to manage a large number of internal and external stakeholders and suppliers; and to be influential and strategically involved in decision making across Infrastructure and the wider business.
Essential Skills:
Ability to operate and execute effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the business, markets, and regulations it operates within
Demonstrates a highly effective understanding and ability to utilise supplier market dynamics and analysis
Process-oriented with strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capabilities
Highly effective change management skills in complex and multidiscipline environments
Strong ability managing external key Supplier relationships, at executive and operational levels
Demonstrates very strong business acumen preferably with experience in multiple business sectors
Risk and financial analysis skills and the ability to interpret and utilize key financial data with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Additional Information
What we offer you:
Full time, permanent
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
Pension
23 days Annual leave, 2 Company days & 1 volunteering day
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.
We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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Procurement Lead