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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.
The candidate is responsible for sourcing and contract management activities for the Corporate Procurement categories, maintaining an end to end view of the procurement process, and adopting a category management approach.
Job holder supports and drives the execution of all corporate procurement processes for assigned Administration categories, including sourcing & category management, tendering & purchasing, contract management and relevant supplier management activities under the guidance and direction of the Procurement & Contracts (Administration) Manager.
Well versed in Procurement operations and contract management with responsibility for identifying and screening suppliers, negotiating terms and conditions favourable to the client, driving improved supplier service levels, minimizing risk while improving the client business results within the defined DAL and by adopting Procurement best practices.
Qualifications
Sourcing & Category Management:
Continuously analyse and evaluate internal factors (e.g. technical requirements, services requirements) and external factors (e.g. supply market dynamics, impact assessment) to derive input for category management
Ensure transparency on short-, mid- and long-term demand for relevant products and services in close cooperation with the internal customers to secure supply for the client and to ensure most favourable conditions
Support internal customers to forecast, plan, develop and review budget for the relevant categories, by providing market insights (e.g. market trends and cost information) and procurement perspective
Identify demand management opportunities (e.g.: demand standardisation, rationalisation) for the assigned categories
Develop draft category demand plans and seek approval from Procurement & Contracts Manager
Develop category sourcing strategies and methods for the assigned categories
Develop draft strategic sourcing implementation plans for assigned categories and seek approval from Procurement & Contracts Manager
Ensure compliance of the category strategies and their execution with the Procurement Policy, Processes and Procedures in place, as well as with the legal and regulatory requirements
Requisitioning, Tendering & Purchasing:
Assess if a sourcing/category strategy needs to be defined for the specific internal customer needs (in Purchase Requisition) and inform Procurement & Contracts Manager
Ensure the developed category sourcing strategies are implemented
Receive, analyse and clarify Scope of Work with user. Support internal customer to prepare SOW and detailed evaluation criteria for RFP
Coordinate with internal customers to obtain tender strategy endorsement
Prepare Procurement Method in line with category sourcing strategy for the assigned PRs and seek approval
Prepare submissions to CTC for obtaining Bidder List and tender strategy approval, as applicable
Execute the tendering process as per approved Procurement Method
Prepare tender documents and finalize all tendering needs with legal, finance and user and issue to tenderers
Organize site visits, collect and compile responses to tender clarifications, as needed
Organize technical/commercial tender opening meetings. Coordinate with respective stakeholders for bid opening and release of evaluation documents to internal stakeholders
Participate in technical evaluation teams, as needed, and support internal customers in the technical evaluation process
Prepare submissions to authority for submission of Technical Evaluation Report and to obtain approval on Recommended Tenderers
Support setting up of Commercial Evaluation Team
Participate in commercial evaluation team, as needed, and lead the commercial evaluation of tenders in collaboration with internal customer
Prepare submissions to relevant approving authorities for main tender documentation (RFP package, evaluation and recommendation reports)
Prepare final recommendations for award to the relevant Authority/Committee as per DAL
Prepare Purchase Orders/Agreements in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and seek approval
Amend/modify contracts as required
Ensure integrity of the Procurement process through all stages
Ensure compliance of tendering and purchasing execution with the Procurement Policy, Processes and Procedures in place, Delegation of Authority Limits (DAL) as well as with legal and regulatory requirements
Ensure appropriate filing, storage and access of all procurement records & documentation
Deliver cost reduction where applicable through the identification, development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives
Prepare timely and accurate reports
Update knowledge and skills on an on-going basis giving constructive inputs to the Department
Contract Management:
Assess/evaluate contract change requests and negotiate changes with supplier when needed
Prepare contract amendments in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and seek approval
Review notices of claim and conduct claim negotiations with supplier when needed
Manage contract termination/close-out in collaboration with internal stakeholders (evaluate termination requests, check if deliverables have been completed, prepare (partial) completion certificates)
Document all contract records for safe keeping
Supplier Management:
Support Supplier Registration & Prequalification team to:
Measure and evaluate supplier performance (incl.: engage internal customers to get feedback on supplier performance)
Define corrective action plans for suppliers
Carry out action plans and report progress
Facilitate communication between the internal customers and suppliers
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