General 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.
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The General Procurement Manager is responsible for all procurement, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulations. The role holder is responsible for coordinating procurement tasks with the Supply Market Team, creating procurement plans, and managing supplier selection and contracts. The General Procurement Manager has influence over overall procurement budget, that manages the supply chain team, maintains contract registers, and ensures efficient operation of the purchase-to-pay system for procurement.

• Act as the first point of contact for all procurement.
• Deliver procurement activities as directed by the General Procurement Lead.
• Support the MetroLink team with expertise and assistance on a day-to-day basis.
• Coordinate with the Supply Market Team.
• Identify and allocate procurement activities between self and direct reports appropriately, regarding risk, value, and availability of resources.
• Produce work package procurement plans for the sourcing of suppliers for requirements. This includes a programme of activities agreed with the Accountable Manager to achieve value for money objectives, compliant contracts and framework agreements.
• Liaise with procurement leaders to plan and schedule appropriate resources and manage the team on a day-to-day basis.
• Produce consistent and compliant documents in accordance with EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws.
• Provide accurate and timely information to the General Procurement Lead and project controls via monthly procurement progress reports.
• Ensure full use of e-tendering software and deliver best practice tender processes.
• Prepare briefing packs and pre-qualification questionnaires, pre-qualify and select suppliers for tender lists. Prepare and issue notices for these tender lists.
• Prepare, arrange, and manage tender evaluation panels, prepare recommendations for the award of contracts.
• Prepare invitations to tender documents, issue invitations to tender, respond to queries, receive tenders, agree on final terms and conditions, and arrange for contract execution.
• Participate in any progress meetings to discuss procurement progress, shortlisting, and tender awards when required.
• Ensure approvals and authorisations are obtained, coordinate the authorisation of contract award recommendations.
• Ensure award notifications are issued correctly, and that contracts are appropriately executed and signed.
• Support the administration of contracts in conjunction with the supply market team and accountable manager.
• Update contract information on the contract register at key stages of the procurement cycle.
• Manage and maintain documents in accordance with departmental document management procedures.
• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health, safety, and wellbeing by taking personal responsibility for working to Target Zero principles.
• Act as a role model for the organisation's vision and values, behaving in ways that are aligned with its ways of working. Encourage and support others to do so too.
• Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues.
• Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate information from unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction. Never knowingly put the organisation’s information or information systems at risk.
• Perform additional tasks, activities, or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role

• 10+ years of experience in a similar procurement manager role for a large-scale infrastructure project.
• Experience of public sector e-procurement and constraints.
• Experience managing a team for the purpose of assurance or procurement.
• Experience within procurement and contract management functions in a range of construction, engineering and service-oriented areas and in a demanding safety critical environment.
• Experience drafting complex and bespoke contract terms and commercial principles including supplies, services and framework agreement
• A thorough understanding of procurement of EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws and construction procurement as a client or for client bodies.
• Understanding and knowledge of the relevant supply markets and effective application of value for money strategies and solutions.
• Strong understanding of business and procurement management systems.
• Ability to deal with commercial agreements.
• Legal awareness of contract risks.
• Ability to procure on behalf of public bodies and delivering within a unionised environment.
• Ability to develop successful commercial relationships that have benefitted programme performance and delivery metrics.
• Understanding of business and procurement management systems.
• Ability to report timely and accurate management information.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.
• Strong understanding of currently available purchasing options including framework agreements.
• Ability to write, document, and maintain technical standards, guidelines, and workflows.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner that is positive, open, transparent and is a clear and effective communicator to foster a committed, strategic, innovative and inclusive culture.
• Ability to operate and execute effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines and to address challenges such as supply chain disruptions, fluctuating market conditions, and supplier compliance issues
• Ability to work effectively within a cross function multi-disciplinary functions matrix environment while ensuring that all procurement related tasks are conducted in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and work well under pressure to meet established deadlines
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills along with high personal motivation and energy.

Formal Education Qualifications

• A minimum level 8 degree in business or a related subject matter or equivalent experience is desirable.
• Advanced Diploma in Public Procurement Law (King’s Inns) or equivalent is desirable.

Professional Memberships

• A professional qualification such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or relevant equivalent e.g. Membership of Institute of Management Consulting, Association of Project Management or Project Management Institute (PMI).

What we offer you:

• Full time
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• 23 days Annual leave (+ 2 company days)
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. 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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