Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Advisory

Overview

In this Director role, you will lead and grow the UK P&SC Community of Practice, shaping advisory offerings and delivering high-impact procurement, supply chain and commercial solutions. You’ll partner with senior leaders to expand capacity, drive thought leadership, and embed digital enablement across advisory work. You’ll manage a growing team and foster collaboration across Arcadis globally to create tangible client benefits. This is a mission-critical role for advancing P&SC excellence and value creation for clients and the firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a UK P&SC CoP vision aligned with Global Advisory strategy
• Lead and grow the advisory team from ~20 to 40+ professionals over three years
• Champion CoP purpose, objectives and value across the organisation
• Coordinate UK and global meetings, workshops and knowledge-sharing events
• Win and lead high-profile client pursuits and commissions across sectors
• Maintain and grow relationships with clients up to CPO/Board level
• Embed digital enablement and people-centricity in advisory work
• Curate and maintain best-practice P&SC resources and market insights
• Lead sharing of lessons learned and innovations across Arcadis (UK and global)
• Facilitate training, mentoring and development initiatives for P&SC professionals
• Promote external engagement with industry bodies, academia and networks
• Translate skills into innovative client-facing solutions addressing business challenges
• Drive development and adoption of new methods and digital tools within the CoP

Key requirements

• Advisory services experience or client-side leadership/consultancy background
• Proven expertise in Procurement, Supply Chain and Commercial disciplines in infrastructure and built environment
• Experience managing relationships up to Board level
• Desirable experience with procurement in a regulated context (PCR, UCR)
• Outstanding leadership, facilitation and communication skills
• Recognised thought leader in P&SC best practice
• Senior client network at CPO level or equivalent
• Commercial and business management skills with appetite for sales and BD
• Knowledge of digital solutions and technology enablement in P&SC
• Ability to motivate diverse groups and drive initiatives from concept to delivery
• Collaborative, proactive, organised and continuous improvement mindset
• Likely membership of CIPS, RICS or similar professional bodies

• leadership and people development
• stakeholder management
• communication and storytelling
• procurement
• supply chain
• commercial management

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