Associate Director Procurement

7 days ago

England, UK, United Kingdom Currie & Brown Full time

Currie & Brown is one of the leading international physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.


Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today.


The role – what is it we would like you to do?

We are looking for an Associate Director for our contract solutions business, covering the UK market.


The successful candidate will manage all aspects of procurement and supply chain matters supporting Department head in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing, and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.


Responsibilities will include:


  1. Leading on the preparation of bids and tender opportunities in conjunction with Department head
  2. Leading on providing accurate advice and reporting to our clients both external and internal
  3. Managing and ensuring the accuracy and timely delivery of projects, commissions and professional assignments
  4. Taking a leading role in setting objectives and priorities, working as a proactive team leader
  5. Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with stakeholders to ensure efficient financial control
  6. Leading on undertaking strategic procurement and sourcing activities
  7. Leading on advising clients on undertaking public procurement activities enabling a robust assurance provision
  8. Ensuring all work outputs are delivered in an accurate and timely manner
  9. Working with the in-house communications team to produce articles demonstrating thought leadership and viewpoints
  10. Assisting Department heads in pursing business leads
  11. Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating, and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships
  12. Managing junior procurement staff
  13. Assisting Department head in operational management duties
  14. Any other duties as identified from time to time by Department head


Requirements:


  1. Educated to a degree standard or equivalent and (ideally) MCIPS qualified (or equivalent professional body)
  2. Strategic procurement and tendering experience within public/private sectors
  3. A minimum of ten years’ technical delivery experience gained within a global consultancy or client environment (public or private)
  4. Experience in infrastructure projects and knowledge of Procurement Act 2023 would be advantageous
  5. Working knowledge of construction contracts and outsourcing contracts would be an added bonus
  6. Excellent technical writing, client-facing and communication skills
  7. Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute
  8. A team leader with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible


Why choose Currie & Brown?


Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.


We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.


We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously.Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.


With the backing of our parent company, we are a truly independent business. Our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions, as well as work directly with some of the world’s brightest partner brands in our industry through Dar Group.


We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives

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