Procurement Consultant

Turner & Townsend; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Support for professional development

Opportunities for travel

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in Glasgow is seeking a Procurement Consultant to provide strategic procurement advice to clients. The ideal candidate should have experience in procurement environments and strong communication skills. This role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a strategic procurement environment.
• Experience in tender preparation and development.
• Has achieved or is willing to work towards MCIPS.

Responsibilities

• Provide procurement strategy advice to clients.
• Support the team in delivering business targets.
• Collaborate on end-to-end procurement services.

Skills

Ability to develop procurement strategy

Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Understanding key commercial principles

Education

Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Degree related to construction or procurement

Job description

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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.

The Contract Services team includes specialists in procurement, contract strategy, claims management and dispute resolution services.

Job Description

• Provide procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.
• Collaborate with a team on end-to-end procurement services for major projects or programmes.
• Support the development of the services provided by T&T.
• Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.
• Support the work-winning capability of the Contract Services team.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a strategic procurement environment.
• Experience in tender preparation and development.
• Experience developing and awarding contracts individually or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of multiple supply markets with cross‑sector experience in Public Contract Regulations or equivalent.
• Awareness of a range of standard form contracts including NEC and JCT.
• Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
• Preferably possess a degree related to construction, civil engineering, quantity surveying, law or procurement.
• Preferably possess experience working in Defence, Utilities, Infrastructure (roads, rail etc.) sectors.
• Security Clearance (SC) – currently valid or could be reinstated.

Skills

• Ability to develop procurement strategy within a project or programme context.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Understanding key commercial principles and techniques.
• Supporting the delivery of strategy and/or development of documentation in a capital project or programme environment.

Behaviours

• Adaptable and taking personal responsibility to succeed the right way.
• Confident, independent and able to work with autonomy without need for supervision.
• Be able to manage activities and stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ambitious and keen to learn.

Additional Information

• The role offers a hybrid working model to support a practical work/life balance.
• Opportunities to travel nationally and internationally to service key commissions for a blue‑chip client portfolio.
• Support will be available for pursuing MCIPS status, professional development and career progression.

Turner & Townsend encourages a hybrid method of working to provide a practical work/life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.

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.

If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.

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.