Contract & Procurement Specialist, Real Estate - São Paulo

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 employees in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across the real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources sectors, we transform together—delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.

We work in partnership to enable the delivery of the world's most impactful projects and programs, turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into success.

Our services include Program, Project, Cost, Asset and Commercial Management, Performance and Controls, Procurement and Supply Chain, Net Zero solutions, and Digital.

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 stake. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the best program, project, and cost management offering in markets around the world.

We are currently looking for an experienced Contract & Procurement Manager to join our Real Estate business in São Paulo, working on an exciting project.

With strong experience in a consultancy or contractor organisation, you will have knowledge and demonstrate hands on experience of standard forms of contract, claims management, dispute avoidance and/or dispute resolution within the 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 (non-exhaustive list):

• Contract management: supplier follow-up, contract close-out and ensure contract compliance.
• Ensure that 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.

• 10 + years relevant experience in a similar role in the Real estate construction sector.
• 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.

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