Procurement & Contracts Lead- Data Centres

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in the Nordics area we are currently recruiting for an experienced Procurement & Contracts Lead to join our Data Centre team in the north of Finland. 

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

Procurement Requirements, Standards and Performance

• Lead and manage key procurement activities and the overall development, execution and success of the Contracting Entity’s vision
• Review and streamline procurement policies, processes and controls implementing improvement of these processes where necessary to ensure that all purchases are executed in line with the Procurement Strategy
• Maintain up to date best practice knowledge on relevant regulations, market intelligence, commodity trends and new sources of supply.
• Monitor marketplace developments and communicate these to internal customers

Procurement Activities

• Lead the management of vendor relationships and implement corrective action to ensure dependable supply where necessary in addition to continually improving cost, quality and services performance
• Develop the programme’s long term and short-term category spend plans
• Manage the Sourcing Process, including specification generation, tendering and negotiation strategies, tender preparation and evaluation, supplier selection and contracting.
• Ensure that supplier performance meets or exceeds the contractual performance levels
• Conduct due diligence and risk assessment of procurement/supplier activities to identify points of vulnerability and devise remedial plans
• Ensure contracting excellence and manage risk effectively.
• Ensure that all procurement activity is compliant with internal and external requirements and procedures, including National and EU requirements.

Leadership, relationship building and teamwork

• Provide subject matter expertise on all procurement matters to the Programme and across the business
• Manage performance and outputs from your team using clearly defined targets with a focus on financial performance, quality, sustainability and collaboration
• Manage relationships with suppliers and drive performance targets/agreements
• Embed best practice procurement across the Programme

• Senior: 8-10 years’ experience in a complex contract & procurement environment within the mission critical project environment, ideally data centres. 
• Experience with services and sub-contract agreements
• Proven experience of providing leadership, commercial and strategic direction aligned with business objectives
• Experience with advanced category management and strategic sourcing and procurement methodologies and techniques
• Good track record of developing successful commercial relationships that have benefitted programme performance and delivery metrics.
• Tangible experience of documenting best practice procurement policies, processes and standards
• Relevant university degree in Procurement, Commercial Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Project Management, or other related discipline
• Client-focused and proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
• Availability for on-site work.

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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