Associate Director -Supply Market Management - Programme Advisory (PA)

Due to continued growth across our Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors, Turner & Townsend has an opportunity for a Supply Market Management (SMM) Associate Director to join our growing Procurement and Contract Services capability.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Support clients in understanding supply market capacity, risk and opportunity
• Lead the development of market management strategies that, through an insight‑led approach, understand, shape and optimise the external supply environment across complex categories and programmes.  
• Influence procurement and commercial strategies on major projects
• Operate as a trusted advisor within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Turner & Townsend’s Supply Market Management offering

The role is market-facing and analytical in nature, focused on understanding, shaping and engaging supply markets, rather than operational supply chain delivery.

The Opportunity

The SMM Manager will play a key role in delivering best‑in‑class supply market intelligence, supplier strategy and market engagement advice to public and private sector clients.

Working independently or leading small teams, the role holder will support business cases development, investment decisions, sourcing strategies and risk management by providing robust, evidence‑based insight into supplier markets, cost drivers, capacity constraints and emerging trends.

Main Expectations

• Lead the development of supply market assessments, intelligence reports and insights to inform procurement and commercial strategies
• Undertake market and supplier capability analysis, identifying capacity, resilience, innovation and risk across key categories
• Shape and deliver market engagement and market‑sounding activities in support of major programmes and regulatory or investment gateways
• Provide informed advice on supplier segmentation, relationship strategies and routes to market
• Support the development of sourcing strategies through cost driver analysis, benchmarking and market insight
• Manage and deliver defined SMM workstreams or commissions with accountability for quality, timeliness and outcomes
• Engage confidently with clients and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on supply market considerations
• Collaborate with procurement, commercial, cost and project teams to integrate market insight into wider strategies
• Coach and support junior colleagues, contributing to capability development within the SMM community
• Contribute to internal thought leadership, knowledge sharing and the development of Turner & Townsend’s SMM service offering

The Offer

Turner & Townsend will offer the right candidate a distinct opportunity to progress their career within an entrepreneurial, defined and growing division. This will be achieved through a mixture of leading the delivery of projects, creating innovative solutions and service offerings, elevating the Turner & Townsend Supply Market Management team, working with blue chip organisations and becoming a trusted and visible expert with Turner & Townsend and the Market.

Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio

Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.

We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve Chartered Status for CIPS and then onto Fellowship status, regular Professional Development and development will be available to further the team’s high standards.