At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

We are currently seeking applications from Procurement Managers all levels interested in working in the Defence Sector, notable with a IT/Digital background.  Among a growing presence in the defence sector, Turner & Townsend is uniquely positioned as a Tier 1 supplier to the MoD digital services as a Commercial Delivery Partner across their ~£14bn annual programme of expenditure to deliver critical UK assets.

As one of Turner & Townsend’s Procurement Managers you will be involved with activates such as Pre-Sourcing, Strategic sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Contract Management and Supplier Management.

We are seeking people to join our organisation who have a positive outlook, are seeking development opportunities and have a strong foundation of technical understanding in their core area of activity.

Required Skills:

Commercial

• Significant experience of either Contract Management or Contract Placement (Sourcing) with some experience of the other, in single source and competitive markets.
• Identifying the most suitable commercial approach to the circumstance, including assessing the potential trade-offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best commercial outcome;
• Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools;
• Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly; and
• Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance including EVM, cost analysis, and contract related management information systems.
• Will have at least 10 years’ commercial experience;
• Significant experience leading teams and providing strategic direction;
• Commercial Functional competence and skills at Practitioner or Expert level, for pre-market, sourcing and post-award contract management.
• The role has responsibility for dealing regularly with clients/customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues. The role will typically be able to chair internal and external meetings involving senior participants. 

Digital

• Experience on defensive cyber strategy, capability development and policy.
• Understanding of the logistics and key companies required to support IT users across defence or other sectors.
• Understanding how to improve innovations and digital information across defence or sectors
• Integrating strategy, planning and performance management across IT systems

 A degree in Project Management, Commercial Management, Business, Law or equivalent;
The role requires specific knowledge acquired by obtaining CIPS level 4 +

Essential Requirements

You must be a UK passport holder

Hold a minimum of MoD Security Clearance (SC level) or must be able to obtain this via UKSV

Due to the nature of this role, non UK passport holders or overseas residents will not be consider for this role.  

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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