Procurement Manager

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

Who are you?

Turner & Townsend are looking for a Procurement and Supply Chain Manager to support a global financial sector Enterprise Project Management client. The ideal candidate has great communication skills and leadership skills and extensive experience with procurement, sourcing, and vendor management in architectural design, furniture and construction and other banking related project items. 

The Procurement and Supply Chain Manager will play a key role in supporting a Global Project Management Office (PMO) responsible for a growing retrofit construction portfolio. This is a client-facing role in a highly dynamic and matrixed environment, requiring deep expertise in procurement strategy, retrofit/renovation construction project execution in office, retail and critical operations space, and vendor/GC management.

The role focuses on implementing and continuously improving centralized procurement strategies, processes, and standards to hire and manage General Contractors (GCs), interior designers and vendors across multiple regions. This includes piloting innovative procurement strategies, creating and supporting playbooks, and ensuring consistency in policies to align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, along with significant experience in complex programs with an account focus.

As the Procurement Manager you will be involved in:

Procurement Strategy and Development:

• Execute and improve the centralized procurement strategies for hiring and managing GCs/vendors, interior designers, furniture manufacturers and other project vendors across multiple regions, ensuring alignment with varied business objectives.
• Continue to pilot new procurement processes, strategies, and methodologies to improve delivery speed and cost efficiency.
• Maintain and update procurement playbooks, standards, and policies to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Utilize Category Management methodologies to uncover savings opportunities and implement cost management strategies for assigned categories of spend.
• Monitor and report out the progress of the Small Project General Contractor delivery method for MAC’s or other roll-out special delivery methods as needed.

Project Management and Audits:

• Provide project management expertise by conducting process audits, reviews, and refreshes to ensure adherence to procurement processes.
• Analyze audit results, identify corrective actions, and implement necessary changes to maintain alignment with business needs.
• Lead the development and monitoring of fully resourced and costed procurement project programs.
• Develop regular reports for supply chain risks and monitor supplier performance.

Vendor/GC Management:

• Manage relationships with interior designers, General Contractors and vendors, including holding regular meetings to improve long-term trust and performance.
• Implement and continue to develop robust Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for procurement activities to drive performance and accountability.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to align expectations and improve delivery outcomes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Act as a critical liaison between FM Procurement, Project Delivery, Operations, and Finance teams to align procurement strategies with broader organizational goals.
• Work within a matrixed organization to influence and collaborate with multiple global stakeholders.
• Partner with leadership to optimize decision-making using procurement data, industry knowledge, and risk management insights.

Other Responsibilities:

• Develop analytical solutions for data discovery and exploration leading to improvements in Procurement performance. 
• Building advanced analytics models (including predictive, prescriptive, machine learning, simulation, and statistical) to solve complex supply chain problems and to uncover new correlations and interdependencies among supply chain variables would be a benefit 
• Responsible for developing and visualizing analytical outputs
• Turn data into actionable intelligence that can be used across the organization. 
• Develop dashboards and tools to allow leadership to make data-based decisions using key metrics, KPIs, and other quantitative measures. 
• Utilize statistical analysis techniques to derive advanced insights. 
• Communicate insights and synthesize conclusions from large, complex datasets. 
• Collaborate with IT and Master Data teams to obtain high-quality data and ensure required datasets are available for discovery and model building. 
• Drive continuous improvement across supply chain tools and processes. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.  

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, procurement or a related field is preferred. 
• Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience. 
• Strong experience with ERP systems
• Programming experience such as SQL, VBA, or Python would be a nice to have 
• Proven track record of successful procurement and supply chain oversight.  
• Proficiency in data engineering, including an ability to work closely with subject matter experts. 
• Detail oriented with the ability to work with speed and accuracy. 
• Ability to investigate complex issues and conduct root cause analysis. 
• Passion for creating innovative approaches to solve abstract business problems. 
• Ability to infer realistic business and supply chain implications from data and model results. 
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, and presentations. 
• Excellent communication skills. 

What's in it for you... 

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services) 

• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program 

• RRSP option with company matching 

• Annual learning and development budget 

• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth 

• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role

• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days   

• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives 

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging 

The base salary range for this full-time role is $95,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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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 are not 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.