About the Role
Develop and implement supply chain and commercial strategies, enter into contracts with suppliers, and support project realization according to procurement and contract management strategies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a supply chain and commercial strategy.
- Enter into contracts with the right suppliers.
- Support the realization of the project in accordance with the project procurement strategy and contract management strategy.
- Plan, implement, and execute commercial contracts and/or tender strategies.
- Draft and negotiate contracts including service, consultancy, supply, and installation contracts.
- Provide guidance and advice to clients on commercial and contractual matters.
- Lead and coordinate commercial, technical, financial, and legal expertise from clients and within JUMBO, ensuring compliance with client governance and approval procedures.
- Provide maximum value to clients in terms of quality, price, and schedule while minimizing risks.
- Lead and perform the complete commercial process including issuing requests for information, proposals, and tenders, evaluating proposals, recommending awards, and finalizing contracts.
- Ensure the commercial process is executed according to client policies and procedures and documented for transparency and traceability.
- Identify all value items and their relationship within the scope of commercial contracts and set the tender strategy according to well-defined awarding criteria.
- Coordinate the flow of information internally and externally, keeping stakeholders informed of progress.
- Finalize the commercial and contractual deal as a basis for contractual finalization through standard general conditions and/or managing exceptions with legal and stakeholders.
- Achieve maximum value while minimizing delivery, quality, and performance risks.
- Find compromises and solutions to drive negotiations to a close under time pressure.
- Actively participate in vendor relationship management, including general communications, regular meetings, and maintaining/improving vendor and market knowledge.
Requirements
- Experience in a similar role, preferably in a matrix organization.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to support delivery of your package of works.
- Experience in major infrastructure and energy projects is welcomed.
- Experience with leading and managing commercial contracts and tender processes.
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Structured and methodical way of working.
- Ability to project manage processes and lead negotiations.
Skills
- Commercial contract strategy development and implementation
- Supplier contracting
- Project procurement strategy
- Contract management strategy
- Commercial contract execution
- Tender strategy execution
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Client advisory on commercial and contractual matters
- Commercial process leadership
- Risk minimization
- Value maximization
- Procurement process management
- Information flow coordination
- Vendor relationship management
- Japanese communication
- English communication
Location
- Domestic travel
- International travel
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Professional
Benefits
- Great place to work
- Opportunity and voice to affect change
- Support for success in work and life
- Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment
- Respect for work-life balance
About the Company
- Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people across more than 62 countries.
- We provide programme management, project management, cost management, and advisory services across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources.
- We help deliver some of the world's most complex and impactful projects.
- Our goal is to turn challenges into opportunities, navigate complexity, and create outcomes that make a positive difference to people and communities.
- In the energy sector, we leverage the expertise of JUMBO Consulting Group to provide strategic advisory and project delivery services for offshore wind, offshore transmission systems, and energy island projects.
- Our capabilities span the entire project lifecycle, from early-stage development and procurement through construction and operations & maintenance (O&M).
- JUMBO Consulting Group is a highly experienced and specialized advisory offering strategic services and project delivery consultancy for offshore wind, offshore transmission systems, and energy island projects, covering the entire project lifecycle.
- JUMBO Consulting Group's services are founded on deep sector knowledge and delivery of contractual and commercial solutions within development services, supply chain development, category-, procurement-, and contract management, and advisory.
- JUMBO Consulting Group is headquartered in Copenhagen (DK) and has offices in Melbourne (AUS), Hamburg (DE), Aberdeen (UK), Warsaw (PL), Madrid (ES), Seoul (KR), Taipei (TW), Singapore (SG), and East Coast (US).
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
