Associate Director - Procurement

Job description / Role

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe.

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. 

This opportunity is for a Saudi national who is interested in joining an international consultant.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

•    Safety first - Going home safe and well
•    Client focus - Deliver on our promise
•    Integrity - Always do the right thing
•    Create opportunity - for our people to excel

•    Manages category leads looking to develop into an operations director.
•    Responsible for managing category leads across team/s to deliver key outcomes according to plans and contributing to strategic development of function.
•    Provides leadership and direction through leads and/or teams to support and develop teams in the achievement of targets. Develops key executive / client level internal / external stakeholders / leaders.
•    Provides performance management, technical and career development and coaching.
•    To develop their own and team strategies, implement, managing, monitoring them cradle to grave to deliver goals.
•    To lead the team on certain workstreams and initiatives delivering on time and to expectation via others.

You’ll be responsible for:

•    Directs the category management teams and leadership including high value / complexity tenders.
•    Proactively develops and creates internal and external senior stakeholder relationships.
•    Provides performance management, technical and career development and coaching.
•    Provides expert due diligence and company and market expertise.
•    Executes value creating process, performance and commercial activity; track record of delivering on targets.
•    Adapts plan development and implementation including embedding, monitoring, delivering via others.
•    Provides leadership and management of teams and acts as a role model for behaviours.
•    Delivers on objectives in challenging situations on time.
•    Contributes/inputs into strategy development, develops plans and oversees the delivery and manages (area/unit/discipline.
•    Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

•    Relevant degree qualification.
•    CIPS qualification. Professional membership or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.

You’ll also have:

•    Experience in the successful delivery phase of relevant projects and programmes.
•    Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.
•    Strong commercial and financial acumen.
•    Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
•    Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
•    Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

About the Company

Mace is an international consultancy and construction company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 6,000 people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East North Africa and India, North America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Four simple values guide our behaviour in our pursuit of a better way; Safety first - going home safe and well, Client focus - deliver on our promise, Create opportunity - for our people to excel, Integrity - always doing the right thing. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people who are aiming to achieve an academic or professional qualification that will help them develop personally and deliver to the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your own path.