Procurement Specialist & Negotiator - FTC 12 months at Turner Townsend

Leeds, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Procurement, Negotiation, Customer Service, Organizational Skills, Communication Skills, Microsoft Office 365, Commerciality, Sustainability, Dynamics 365, FreshService, Interpersonal Skills, Team Player, Fast-Moving Environment, Asset Management, Vendor Management, Policy Compliance

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description 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. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description We are looking for a procurement specialist and negotiator to be first line contact for all matters relating to the Facilities and Procurement function. Responding effectively and efficiently to all queries and creating relevant work orders. This role is fixed term for 12 months. Responsibilities: Global vendor and category management Processing and managing all procurement related requests for indirect corporate expenditure including raising purchase orders, receipting and invoice checking, in relation to IT and Facilities requests including: IT hardware, software licenses and services Mobile phones and accessories Stationary, corporate merchandise, printing, office equipment and PPE Managing day to day procurement activities, reporting, on / off boarding staff, updating our internal systems, and supporting documentation including the management of the asset database Updating internal policies and procedures on the internal Knowledge Base ensuring compliance with SOx procedures and corporate governance Manage the overall supplier relationship including – ensuring costs and services are in line with contractual agreements, support onboarding / offboarding of suppliers including contractual negotiations, manage the renewals of our suppliers including commercial agreements and obtaining best commercial advantage (TCO). Qualifications Essential: Experience working within a procurement environment utilising service desk, procurement, and asset management tools Excellent customer service skills Excellent organisational, written, and oral communication skills Strong IT skills - proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365 Commerciality – including total cost of ownership, driving commercial value Sustainability - Sustainable procurement methodologies Previous experience of Dynamics 365 and FreshService are an advantage Core Behavioural Skills: Confident individual with good interpersonal skills, able to deal with people at all levels and communicate to users in a clear, non-technical language Team-player Must be comfortable with working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment Strong customer-focus, used to providing support to demanding users Excellent organisational skills, used to managing and prioritising own workload Ability to report on progress and timescales on outstanding and completed activities Additional Information 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. #LI-SM Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Responsibilities

The Procurement Specialist & Negotiator will be the first line contact for all matters relating to the Facilities and Procurement function, managing procurement-related requests and vendor relationships. This role involves processing purchase orders, managing day-to-day procurement activities, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.