Associate Director - Procurement

Overview

In this Associate Director role, you will lead strategic procurement and contract advice within Turner & Townsend's Contract Services division. You will influence flagship projects, mentor a team of procurement specialists, and help expand service offerings across public and private sectors. Your work will shape sustainable procurement initiatives, digital procurement, and net‑zero strategies on major programmes. This is a growth‑oriented opportunity in a global consultancy known for excellence in procurement practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to public and private sector clients
• Lead end-to-end procurement services on major projects or programmes
• Support development of the procurement services offered by the firm
• Lead and develop a team to deliver successful client outcomes
• Manage client relationships and related outputs/deliverables
• Lead business development and marketing for the Contract Services proposition
• Lead bid preparation and proposal documentation to support work winning
• Support delivery of team and business targets

Key requirements

• Experience with regulated procurement, especially Public Contract Regulations 2015, with awareness of policy changes
• Proven track record leading strategic major procurement projects or programmes
• Strong tender development and negotiation experience
• Experience in contract forms, especially NEC and JCT
• People management and client relationship skills
• Cross-sector public procurement background; MCIPs accreditation desirable
• Business generation and bid development experience
• Degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement desirable
• SC security clearance either held or eligible for reinstatement

• Excellent communication
• Strong stakeholder management
• Adaptable and goal‑oriented
• Procurement strategy and end-to-end procurement management
• Tender development and contract management (NEC/JCT)
• Supplier evaluation and commercial modelling

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