Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 245 offices worldwide.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
Job Description
We are currently looking for an experienced Contract & Procurement Manager to join our Energy & Natural Resources business in the Netherlands.
With strong experience in a consultancy or contractor organisation, you will have knowledge and demonstrate hands on experience administering standard forms of contract, claims management, dispute avoidance and/or dispute resolution within the energy, natural resources, energy and/or infrastructure environment sectors.
The Contract & Procurement Manager will represent the Client’s commercial interests while overseeing procurement activities by third party partner organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Contract management: supplier follow-up, contract close-out and ensure contract compliance.
- Ensure that client’s business goals are accomplished by contract implementation.
- Provide regular reporting on the status of contracts for management.
- Stakeholder management – the ability to create and maintain strong relationships with your different client interfaces.
- Prepare or review requests for proposals for distribution to vendors.
- Coordinate with Project Controls and the finance department to ensure correct billing and accounts payable. Verify receipt of goods and services and help verify quality performance by vendors.
- Identify potential improvements to contracting and procurement strategies, policies, bidding, and vendor selection to achieve the best value for the Client.
- Be an active member of the procurement organization and contract team.
Qualifications
- 10 + years relevant experience in a similar role in the Natural Resources sector.
- Possibility to live and work in the Netherlands, and across Europe.
- Commercial project experience highly preferred.
- Formal Project Management methods.
- Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Ability to present to senior management to gain approvals.
- Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
Additional Information
What we offer you:
- Full time, permanent
- Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
- Pension
- Annual leave
- Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
- Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
- Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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