Senior Consultant - Transformational Procurement in Birmingham

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.

Reporting to a Procurement lead, this role involves working on client facing transformational procurement programmes, leading workstreams, collaborating with stakeholders, and operational procurement teams to deliver sustainable change in procurement operations for our clients. The successful candidate will be instrumental in redefining procurement operations to align with our client's wider strategy and vision, leading workstreams in implementing new procurement target operating models that leverage technology for enhanced efficiency, developing and implementing sustainable procurement strategies and delivering cost transformation initiatives for our clients.

This position is ideal for individuals looking to develop their transformational procurement strategy and implementation skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Successful candidates will have the chance to advance their career, skills, and knowledge by working with industry leaders on a global scale.

Main Expectations:

• Supporting and leading workstreams for clients in their procurement transformation initiatives across a variety of industries and sectors.
• Developing and implementing sustainable procurement strategies and practices.
• Design and implement procurement target operating models for the future.
• Formulate and execute procurement strategies that drive cost savings and enhance operational efficiencies.
• Support the development of our Transformational Procurement proposition suite.

Skills:

• Strong procurement and supply chain knowledge.
• Established workstream and project management skills.
• People management and support skills.
• Solid research, evaluation and analysis skills.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Strong IT and digital skills.

Qualifications:

• Preferably has a degree related to Procurement, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business Management or similar disciplines.
• Previous experience in procurement transformation and/or sustainable procurement.
• Has achieved, is working towards or is willing to work towards at least Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

Experience:

• Wider procurement consulting experience gained from either client, contractor or other professional services organisations.
• Experience of key sustainable procurement practices.
• A history of delivering transformative procurement projects.

Behaviours:

• Confident, independent and able to work autonomously.
• Be able to manage work/business development/career development activities.
• Driven to get results and deliver value to clients.
• Ability to collaborate and lead workstreams to achieve desired outcomes.

Additional Information: Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. We champion our people to succeed in both work and life, promoting a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.