Assistant Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Consulting, Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management, Infrastructure & Real Estate

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

This is your opportunity to join the Deloitte Real Estate Advisory team, which blends consulting, finance, construction, digital and property skills to address the most complex challenges in real estate and infrastructure.

We are the go-to strategic advisor to a global network of corporate and public sector clients. We utilise the latest technology and industry insights to help clients optimise their real estate and infrastructure strategy, investments and operations, and achieve sustainability goals.

As one of the largest and most respected integrated real asset advisory teams in the UK, the team includes chartered surveyors, cost consultants, project managers, engineers, technology specialists and accountants.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

We are looking for a professional with Procurement & Supply Chain management experience working with Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management (FM) functions to join our advisory team as an Assistant Director. We are open to applications from people with a considerable level of professional experience within consulting or within industry.

As an Assistant Director in the team, you will be expected to lead client engagements across a range of industries.

Our recent engagements include:

• Development of CREFM procurement strategies for high profile, multi-billion dollar facilities and workplace services transformation programmes.
• Design of a property and supply chain transformation programme for a large UK public sector client.
• Creation and implementation of a procurement strategy for a global private sector tender of CRE & FM activities across the organisations entire real estate portfolio, including preparation of tender materials through to supplier negotiations.
• Development of a CRE and FM strategy for the delivery of a high-profile facilities and workplace services transformation programme.
• Design and establishment of a new target operating model for a client organisation, including the supply chain and service delivery models.
• Preparation of robust business cases supported by detailed strategic sourcing and category plans, including an in-depth analysis of potential service delivery models.

There are four key reasons this opportunity presents an excellent opportunity for successful applicants:

• You will work with the biggest clients, global organisations

We work with the world's largest and most influential organisations. In addition to our public sector focus, we support a cross sector of global private sector organisations (including Financial Services, Energy, and Life Sciences, Telecoms and Technology) with significant Real Estate portfolio and Facilities Management requirements.

• You will work on the most relevant, pressing, and complex challenges

There has never been a more exciting time to work with our clients on the challenges they face.

Our clients' Real Estate and FM teams are supporting their organisations to evolve to embrace the future of work and adapt to post-pandemic ways of working. Their employees are acting as consumers, making choices about when / how / why they consume space and physical space can play a key role in attracting talent for the best organisations. However, the economic environment provides critical challenges such as the need to significantly reduce cost, through leveraging new / lower cost locations, reducing portfolio size, restructuring the supply chain and service delivery models and making an impact on the bottom line by lowering operational spend.

These are generational challenges for our clients in the private sector, with which they need our support.

• You will engage with senior stakeholder of organisations

The breadth, strategic importance and complexity of our clients' challenges mean we work with colleagues from across Deloitte (e.g. Human Capital, Digital), and engage with the C-suite in our clients' organisations. We frequently engage with CEOs, COOs, CFOs, HR Directors of FTSE 100 organisations.

• You will be part of a high performing team with the opportunities to develop your career in a large professional services firm and the opportunities that can provide

We take personal development seriously, offering a comprehensive range of learning and development opportunities within a stretching yet highly supportive environment. Our appraisal process is structured, transparent and interactive so you will receive continuous training and ongoing supportive feedback to achieve the goals that you set yourself. You will be part of an environment where excellent client service, creativity, hard work and ambition are rewarded.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

In the role as an Assistant Director, you will need to be able to:

Project Delivery:

• Take on responsibility for Engagement / Project Management of CRE & FM projects
• Act as the Project lead on large multidisciplinary transformational CRE & FM, workplace and procurement projects
• Form and resource project delivery teams
• Define and challenge client requirements and identify means of solving commercial and real estate problems
• Be responsible for providing day to day oversight and support for more junior team members
• Be a strong team player, capable of fulfilling different roles within project team

Business Development:

• Lead, support and coordinate specific bids and proposals that align with your goals
• Drive a specific initiative in your desired area of expertise
• Develop thought leadership and propositions to drive awareness and eminence

Team / Community Development:

• Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution

Support of-project initiatives:

• Work with the Partner/Director group to drive growth of the Private Sector Corporate Occupiers & Real Estate community in the UK and the Global network

Key skills we require:

• Knowledge of corporate real estate and facilities management industry, suppliers, and trends
• Strategic and tactical procurement and supply chain management experience either as a consultant or within industry
• Professional experience working with Corporate Real Estate / Facilities Management or equivalent functions across private sector industries, either in industry or consulting
• Professional qualification in a relevant area (e.g. MRICS, CIPS or equivalent) welcomed but not a pre-requisite if demonstrable experience in the industry
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise reports
• The ability to build strong, effective working relationships with multiple client stakeholders and work on own initiative
• Demonstrable experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships and supporting business or growth opportunities
• Excellent analytical skills including the ability to operate basic software such as PowerPoint and Excel to a high level
• Strong commercial acumen and market awareness

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Infrastructure and Real Estate

Our Infrastructure and Real Estate team supports both public and private sector clients on complex infrastructure, real estate, and capital projects. Typical engagements include urban regeneration, transport, energy and renewables, and occupier advisory to central government and large corporate companies.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

Get to know some of our team through our People Series, available through our blog page .

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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