Associate Director​/Director - Procurement Lead Life Science

Associate Director/Director - Procurement Lead Life Science

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. 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.

Turner & Townsend is looking for an Associate Director of Procurement Delivery / Project Management to join our team. The Associate Director will be a member of the Procurement and Supply Chain team and will primarily be responsible to support the client in driving delivery of a key client commission. This is a senior, client-facing position requiring strategic judgment, disciplined governance, and hands-on execution in a complex project environment.

• Lead the procurement and supply chain workstream from mobilization through sourcing, contract execution, manufacturing, delivery, and closeout.
• Act as the principal interface between our firm, client procurement leadership, project disciplines, Tier 1 contractors, suppliers, and other delivery partners.
• Provide procurement services and recommendations while preserving Client's direct contracting authority and complying with Client policies, procedures, systems, and governance requirements.
• Build an integrated, auditable approach that provides visibility of commercial status, supplier performance, quality, schedule, logistics, and risk.

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, supply-chain management, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in procurement, construction project management, supply-chain management, or equipment expediting.
• Experience managing owner-furnished, long-lead, or technically complex equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate owners, prime contractors, equipment suppliers, design teams, logistics providers, and site personnel.
• Working knowledge of purchase orders, scopes of work, submittals, manufacturing schedules, logistics, receiving, change management, and warranty processes.
• Ability to interpret construction schedules, specifications, drawings, technical submittals, and commercial documentation.
• Strong communication, meeting facilitation, negotiation, documentation, and issue-resolution skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, scheduling software, and common project-management or document-control platforms.

* On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*

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