Capital Procurement Manager (Pharmaceutical - Construction)

Cumming Group•Alabama, NY

2d•$115,700 - $161,967•Onsite

About The Position

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Requirements

Procurement and contracting for pharmaceutical capital projects.
Process equipment, utility systems, automation, construction packages, and specialty services.
Vendor qualification, subcontractor prequalification, bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
Long-lead equipment and procurement scheduling.
GMP documentation, turnover packages, FAT requirements, and CQV deliverables.
Fabrication, inspection, logistics, preservation, installation, and warranty requirements.
EPC, EPCM, construction-management, and multi-prime delivery models.
Purchase orders, subcontracts, change orders, claims, and supplier-performance management.
ERP and procurement systems.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
10+ years of capital-project procurement or contracts experience.
5+ years supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or chemical manufacturing projects.
Experience procuring long-lead process and utility equipment for greenfield cGMP facilities.
SAP, Ariba, Oracle, or comparable system experience preferred.
CPSM, CPM, or PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage owner-side procurement for equipment, construction, subcontract, and professional-service packages.
Develop and maintain the procurement plan, contracting strategy, package register, and procurement schedule.
Review EPC and contractor procurement plans against schedule, technical, GMP, and contract requirements.
Manage bidder prequalification, RFPs, bid clarification, technical evaluation, commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.
Manage vendor and subcontractor qualification.
Oversee procurement of process equipment, utility systems, automation, electrical equipment, HVAC, laboratory equipment, and material-handling systems.
Coordinate procurement requirements with Engineering, Technical, CQV, Quality, Construction, Automation, and Project Controls.
Track purchase orders, subcontracts, vendor drawings, fabrication, testing, release, shipment, delivery, and installation.
Maintain the long-lead equipment register.
Manage expediting, vendor surveillance, inspection, FATs, logistics, preservation, and delivery coordination.
Confirm vendor documentation supports commissioning, qualification, validation, maintenance, and regulatory requirements.
Review commercial terms, payment milestones, change orders, claims, warranties, spares, and closeout requirements.
Monitor supplier performance and recovery actions.
Manage commitments, procurement forecasts, schedule risks, and procurement reporting.