Procurement and Supply Chain Manager

Overview: As a Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients. We are seeking an accomplished Procurement & Supply Chain Manager with deep expertise in global pre-construction works and supply chain planning, ideally from a consultancy background. This role requires strategic thinking and the ability to manage procurement and supply chain operations across complex, large-scale projects. You will act as the primary client partner, driving innovation, efficiency, and excellence across procurement and supply chain functions. The Opportunity: In this role you will: - Serve as the lead point of contact for the client’s procurement team, acting as a trusted strategic partner. - Develop, implement, and manage global supply chain strategies aligned with business goals. - Identify and drive innovation, automation, and continuous improvement across procurement and supply chain processes. - Collect, refresh, and update supply chain data from multiple sources including ERP systems, dashboards, and automation scripts. - Execute automation scripts to process collected data and generate insights on demand and supply lines. - Perform demand planning, forecasting, and supply analysis using available data and planning tools. - Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and trackers to support planning cycles and business reviews. - Support master data management activities related to supply chain planning. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide insights, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions. - Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and timely availability across all reporting and planning processes. - Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and standardization across planning activities - Contribute to process automation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives - Conduct supplier prequalification and shortlisting for procurement activities. - Lead negotiations with external partners to secure favourable pricing agreements. - Assist contract development, review, finalisation, and administration with rigorous attention to detail. - Partner with clients to establish and implement guidelines for material pre-ordering and service packages. - Oversee supplier onboarding and foster positive relationships with on-site vendor teams through effective stakeholder management. - Lead key meetings with clients and suppliers, providing updates through clear, data-driven dashboards and reports. We would love to hear from you if you: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/Supply Chain Management, or a related field. - Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in procurement and supply chain management. - Strong background in global pre-construction procurement/supply chain works, preferably within the consultancy background. - Knowledge of supply chain processes (demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, reporting). - Knowledge in data analysis, reporting, and process automation would be an added advantage. - Knowledge in tools/software such as: - Advanced Excel (macros, pivot tables, advanced formulas). - ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar). - PLX Scripts and other automation tools. - Data visualization platforms (Tableau, Power BI, QlikView, or equivalent). - Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing - Are enthusiastic about being part of a global team, and able to flex your hours to engage across regions and time zones - Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines - Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun. All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required. About us: Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team Diversity, inclusion and accessibility Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you