Procurement Lead

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.Please visit our website:Job DescriptionThe 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 PerformanceLead and manage key procurement activities and the overall development, execution and success of the Contracting Entity's visionReview 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 StrategyMaintain 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 customersProcurement ActivitiesLead the procurement team to execute sourcing strategies to achieve sustainable cost reduction and service improvementsLead the management of vendor relationships and implement corrective action to ensure dependable supply where necessary in addition to continually improving cost, quality and services performanceDevelop the programme's long term and short-term category spend plansManage 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 levelsConduct due diligence and risk assessment of procurement/supplier activities to identify points of vulnerability and devise remedial plansEnsure 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 teamworkProvide subject matter expertise on all procurement matters to the Programme and across the businessManage performance and outputs from your team using clearly defined targets with a focus on financial performance, quality, sustainability and collaborationManage relationships with suppliers and drive performance targets/agreementsEmbed best practice procurement across the ProgrammeQualificationsSenior: 10+ years' experience in a complex procurement environment within a major capital programmeExperience in leading and managing procurement teamsProven experience of providing leadership, commercial and strategic direction aligned with business objectivesExperience with advanced category management and strategic sourcing and procurement methodologies and techniquesGood 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 standardsRelevant university degree in Procurement, Commercial Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Project Management, or other related disciplineSkillsThe 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.Ability to operate and execute effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlinesDemonstrates a thorough knowledge of the business, markets, and regulations it operates withinDemonstrates a highly effective understanding and ability to utilise supplier market dynamics and analysisProcess-oriented with strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving capabilitiesHighly effective change management skills in complex and multidiscipline environmentsStrong ability managing external key Supplier relationships, at executive and operational levelsDemonstrates very strong business acumen preferably with experience in multiple business sectorsRisk and financial analysis skills and the ability to interpret and utilize key financial data with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)Additional InformationFull time, permanentCompetitive remuneration and attractive range of benefitsPension23days Annual leave, 2 Company days & 1 volunteering dayOpportunity to work on impactful and innovative projectsCareer development opportunities both in Ireland and globallyOpportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleaguesOur 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.Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process.No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees.In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.#J-*****-Ljbffr