Associate Director - Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain - Program Advisory

Turner & Townsend • Richmond, VA

12d • $140,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Turner & Townsend are recruiting procurement, contracts, and supply chain professionals for our Program Advisory business. Our mission is to provide transformational and strategic advice by leveraging our expertise in the infrastructure, real estate and natural resources sectors; and deliver tangible value to our clients. Our focus is to bring innovation to our clients and our projects, focusing on the next generation advisory techniques including procurement modelling, digitalization, and sustainability. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who would like to help us grow our business and bring a step change to procurement in the program advisory industry. You will have the opportunity to work with experts in the field of procurement, contracts and supply chain, develop new capabilities and work on some of the most exciting projects in North America. At the same time, you will be at the forefront of our thought leadership and part in the development of our toolkit. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on transformational, strategic or delivery roles on major programs. Some of the roles that you will be delivering include: Implementation of transformational initiatives: Category management Program contract development Supply chain rationalization Supplier relationship management Supplier performance management Procurement centers of excellence Innovation and industrial strategy Collaboration business relationship strategies Compliance management Implementation of strategic initiatives: Market intelligence analysis Delivery models and procurement and contract strategies Supply chain integration strategy Business case and commercial strategies Contract performance strategy Delivery of major programs and projects: Market engagement Development of procurement and contract documentation RFP and proposal management and evaluation Commercial contract drafting Contract and commercial alignment Contract performance management Commercial peer reviews

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in procurement, contracts or supply chain management in large capital projects within manufacturing/technology, life sciences, real estate, public works, or infrastructure to be able to work independently from a set of requirements or specifications
• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without need for supervision
• Experience delivering our services on the sectors in which we operate such as infrastructure, oil & gas, Net Zero, pharmaceutical, government, manufacturing or real estate
• Has successfully delivered contractual frameworks and templates that enable successful project delivery and realize economies of scale across our portfolios.
• Client management experience, being able to develop and deliver presentations and reports in a clear, concise, and confident manner to all levels of client organization including C-Suite
• Extensive working knowledge of key procurement, contracts or supply chain management techniques as well as understanding of regional differences
• Has applied knowledge in the above domains to underpin broader business change management across large scale capital works projects
• Knowledge and experience of construction and professional services contracts and/or supply chain agreements. In addition, knowledge, and experience to develop RFQ/RFP documents and their associated procurement process to include proposal evaluation and recommendation to the client.
• Confident, independent, and able to work autonomously without need for supervision.

Nice To Haves

• University degree, preferably in Engineering, Law, Construction Management or Supply Chain Management.
• Professional accreditations in a related field such as, but not limited to, Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) or Chartered Institute of Procurement Specialists (CIPS).

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development our capabilities catalogue, focusing on how technology can help our clients and our industry
• Help with the management of the team, providing support and team management
• Assist with our business development and business acquisition activities
• Helping us to create a better place to work through our People initiatives
• Take ownership for specific corporate programs and deliver tangible results
• Engage in external thought leadership development and become a recognizable go-to-person for our services
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees