Senior Consultant - Procurement, Contracts and Supply Chain

Turner & Townsend•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly motivated Senior Consultant to help grow its procurement, contracts and supply chain business and advance procurement in the program advisory industry. The role offers the opportunity to work with experts, develop new capabilities and toolkits, contribute to thought leadership, and deliver transformational, strategic and delivery work on major programs across North America. The successful candidate will deliver procurement, commercial and supply chain services across major programs and projects. They will also contribute to Turner & Townsend’s strategy, continuous improvement, business development, team support, corporate programs and people initiatives. The position involves helping clients improve project delivery through effective procurement and commercial approaches, including the use of technology.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience in procurement, contracts or supply chain management for large capital projects, in areas such as manufacturing/technology, life sciences, real estate, public works or infrastructure.
Ability to work independently from requirements or specifications and autonomously without supervision.
Experience delivering services in relevant sectors such as infrastructure, oil and gas, Net Zero, pharmaceuticals, government, manufacturing or real estate.
Experience delivering contractual frameworks and templates that support successful project delivery and economies of scale across portfolios.
Client management experience, including delivering clear, concise and confident presentations and reports to all levels of client organizations, including C-suite.
Extensive working knowledge of procurement, contracts or supply chain management techniques and regional differences.
Applied knowledge in procurement, contracts or supply chain to support broader business change management across large-scale capital works projects.
Knowledge and experience with construction and professional services contracts and/or supply chain agreements.
Knowledge and experience developing RFQ/RFP documents and associated procurement processes, including proposal evaluation and recommendations to clients.

Nice To Haves

University degree, preferably in Engineering, Law, Construction Management or Supply Chain Management.
Professional accreditation in a related field, such as CIPS, ASCM or PMP.

Responsibilities

Deliver transformational initiatives, including category management, program contract development, supply chain rationalization, supplier relationship and performance management, procurement centers of excellence, innovation and industrial strategy, collaboration and business relationship strategies, and compliance management.
Implement strategic initiatives such as market intelligence analysis, delivery models, procurement and contract strategies, supply chain integration strategies, business cases and commercial strategies, and contract performance strategies.
Support the delivery of major programs and projects through market engagement, procurement and contract documentation, RFP and proposal management and evaluation, commercial contract drafting, contract and commercial alignment, contract performance management, and commercial peer reviews.
Contribute to development and delivery of Turner & Townsend’s strategy and continuous improvement of project delivery techniques.
Contribute to the capabilities catalog, with a focus on how technology can help clients and the industry.
Support team management and provide support to team members.
Assist with business development and business acquisition activities.
Contribute to People initiatives and efforts to create a better place to work.
Take ownership of specific corporate programs and deliver tangible results.
Engage in external thought leadership and develop recognition as a go-to person for the company’s services.