Procurement Manager

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 133 offices in 50 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate , infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are looking for a Procurement and Supply Chain Manager to support a large-scale construction project. The ideal candidate has great communication skills and leadership skills.

Responsibilities:

• Generate and send forecasts to vendors to ensure supply chain visibility.
• Keep track of supplier capacity, and schedule to meet NPI and mass production needs.
• Work with design teams for BoM and routing validation.
• Develop analytical solutions for data discovery and exploration leading to improvements in Procurement performance.
• Build advanced analytics models (including predictive, prescriptive, machine learning, simulation, and statistical) to solve complex supply chain problems and to uncover new correlations and interdependencies among supply chain variables.
• Responsible for developing and visualizing analytical outputs using visualization software.
• Turn data into actionable intelligence that can be used across the organization.
• Develop dashboards and tools to allow leadership to make data-based decisions using key metrics, KPIs, and other quantitative measures.
• Utilize statistical analysis techniques such as regression and clustering to derive advanced insights.
• Communicate insights and synthesize conclusions from large, complex datasets.
• Collaborate with IT and Master Data teams to obtain high-quality data and ensure required datasets are available for discovery and model building.
• Work with and train other Analysts and super users.
• Drive continuous improvement across supply chain tools and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience
• Strong experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Programming experience such as SQL, VBA, or Python required.
• Prior people management experience
• Proven track record of successful procurement and supply chain oversight
• Effectively communicates complex results and recommendations in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in data engineering, including an ability to work closely with subject matter experts.
• Detail oriented with the ability to work with speed and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate complex issues and conduct root cause analysis.
• Passion for creating innovative approaches to solve abstract business problems.
• Ability to infer realistic business and supply chain implications from data and model results.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, and presentations.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

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