Major Programme Procurement

Background:

Due to major programme wins across our Health and Real Estate sectors Turner & Townsend has a new 
opportunity for Procurement professionals to join our team.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Engage on and influence large scale flagship projects
• Be involved in the mobilsation and delivery on one of the countrys key health programmes
• 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 and other consultants.

The wider team also includes specialists in procurement and contract strategy claims management and dispute resolution services.

We are the first consultancy to be recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for excellence in the procurement  processes that it provides for clients in the construction sector. Our Team received a Procurement Excellence Programme Award demonstrating excellence in our procurement and supply chain activities.

The Opportunity:

The individual will work and lead our highly skilled team delivering bestinclass strategic procurement and contract advice including endtoend procurement services

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 teams service proposition.
Lead on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work winning capability of the contract services division.
Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.

The Offer:

Turner & Townsend will offer the right candidate a distinct opportunity to progress their career within an entrepreneurial defined and growing division. This will be achieved through a mixture of leading the delivering large scale projects creating innovative solutions and service offerings elevating the T&T Contract Services team working with blue chip organisations and becoming a trusted and visible expert with Turner & Townsend and the Market.

Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio.

Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.

We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve Chartered Status for CIPS and then 

Qualifications :

Experience and Qualifications:

Leading strategic major procurement projects or programmes for Public and Private sector clients.
A strong background in tender preparation development and management ideally including negotiation.
Commission client relationship and people management
Experience of developing and using various forms of contracts with particular focus on NEC and JCT.
Cross sector experience with a strong public procurement background is highly desirable
Have achieved working towards or willing to work towards MCIPs accreditation.
Preferably possess degree related to construction civil engineering quantity surveying law or procurement.
Preferably possess experience working in Defence Utilities Infrastructure (roads rail etc) sectors

Skills

Ability to lead and develop key strategies and documentation for major procurement projects that complies with Public Sector Regulations or equivalent.
Able to build strong professional client relationships and proactively identify and resolve clients issues.
Able to develop supplier evaluation and commercial principles and modelling strategies.
Able to develop Supply Chain Intelligence strategies and analysis.
Able to develop Supplier Relationship Management strategies and activities.
Able to manage work/business development/career development activities.

Behaviours:

Adaptable and taking personal responsibility to succeed.
Confident independent and trustworthy able to influence individuals at all levels.
Collaborative and with the ability to develop/manage a team and individuals efficiently to achieve desired outcomes.
Encouraging and empathetic whilst also fair and consistent when supporting individuals.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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