Assistant Cost Manager - Procurement, Mumbai

Cost Management

• Assist in developing cost plans, budgets, and procurement strategies for projects.
• Conduct cost benchmarking, market analysis, and pricing evaluations to identify value engineering and cost-saving opportunities.
• Track procurement spend against approved budgets and report variances.
• Support the preparation of cost reports, procurement dashboards, and management presentations.

Contract Administration

• Assist in the preparation, review, and administration of supplier and subcontractor contracts.
• Monitor contract compliance, deliverables, payment terms, and key commercial obligations.
• Support change management, contract variations, claims, and contract closeout activities.
• Ensure accurate documentation and maintenance of procurement records.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate with project, design, finance, legal, and operations teams to ensure procurement requirements are met.
• Monitor supplier performance related to cost, quality, delivery, and service levels.
• Participate in supplier performance reviews and improvement initiatives.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, governance standards, and contractual requirements.
• Identify procurement and supply chain risks and support mitigation strategies.
• Maintain audit-ready procurement documentation and records.
• Promote transparency, ethical procurement practices, and process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, RICS, or equivalent will be an advantage.

Experience Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in procurement, commercial management, cost management, or sourcing functions.
• Experience working on large-scale construction, real estate, infrastructure, data center, industrial, or engineering projects.
• Exposure to supplier negotiations, tender management, and contract administration.
• Experience supporting procurement packages across multiple project phases.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.