Procurement Director Europe RE & Devt.

Role description:

The Procurement Director: Real Estate & Development will act as the procurement authority for the Real Estate & Development industries owning and optimizing sourcing contracting and governance frameworks for complex project environments to ensure consistent value delivery risk management and compliance across projects.

Role accountabilities:

• Define and own procurement frameworks sourcing approaches and contracting models for the Real Estate & Development industries.

• Establish standards for subcontracting supplier selection and commercial structures across projects.

• Drive consistency and optimization of procurement methodologies across the region.

• Define contract frameworks pricing models and risk allocation approaches for complex project environments.

• Support and guide high-value high-risk negotiations and commercial decisions.

• Ensure effective flow-down of client requirements into supplier and subcontractor contracts.

• Define supplier strategies segmentation and governance frameworks for the industry.

• Drive optimization of supplier base performance and long-term value creation.

• Support development of strategic supplier relationships aligned to project needs.

• Define and embed procurement governance frameworks controls and assurance models.

• Oversee due diligence ESG and sustainability requirements across sourcing decisions.

• Lead resolution of complex risk compliance and audit issues.

• Provide technical leadership across procurement teams within the industry domain.

• Develop capability best practice and standard ways of working for the function.

• Support continuous improvement and evolution of procurement frameworks.

• Partner with Project Delivery leadership to integrate procurement strategies into project execution.

• Collaborate with Global Procurement Directors to align frameworks standards and resource allocation.

• Work with Legal Finance Sustainability and Risk functions to ensure integrated commercial and governance approaches.

• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of procurement standards tools and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10 years extensive experience in direct or project procurement within construction real estate infrastructure or similarly complex industries with a proven track record of delivering commercial value across large scale capital projects and development programs.

• Deep expertise in developing and implementing procurement frameworks contracting models supplier strategies and governance approaches that support consistent compliant and commercially effective project delivery at regional or enterprise level.

• Proven leadership capability with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape project delivery strategies commercial approaches and supply chain design to achieve strategic business objectives.

• Demonstrated ability to optimize procurement performance across cost risk sustainability supplier performance and delivery outcomes balancing commercial objectives with long term business value.

• Extensive experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing strategic supplier and subcontractor relationships within real estate construction or infrastructure sectors.

• Strong understanding of procurement governance compliance and supplier performance management ensuring alignment with organizational policies contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.

• Proven technical authority in procurement methodologies with experience developing procurement capability standards governance frameworks and best practices across regional or global teams.

• Experience leading procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement maturity commercial performance and operational efficiency.

• Strong commercial acumen with extensive knowledge of procurement methodologies contract strategy supplier engagement and commercial risk allocation across the project lifecycle.

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with experience leading executive level commercial discussions and supporting high value procurement decisions within complex organizations.

• Experience operating within multinational and matrixed organizations collaborating across regions business functions and project teams to deliver consistent procurement practices and enterprise wide value.

• Leadership style that promotes collaboration accountability continuous improvement and commercial excellence aligned with the Arcadis Leadership profile of being curious driving success and igniting passion.

• Degree level education in Procurement Supply Chain Management Business Administration Engineering Construction Management Commercial Management or another relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience.

• Professional certification preferred such as CIPS or an equivalent procurement or commercial qualification together with extensive experience leading direct procurement within real estate development construction or infrastructure organizations.