Procurement Operations Manager
About The Position
The Procurement Operations Manager is responsible for integrating multiple facets of Supply Chain Strategy and Supply Chain Operations to ensure that the procurement of goods & services meet corporate and business unit objectives. The Procurement Operations Manager will oversee multiple projects within a supply chain operations purchasing vertical (corporate procurement, field procurement, services group, procurement) with up to a $1B portfolio of accounts, projects and purchasing teams and be accountable for the quality and timeliness of all activities related to strategic sourcing, bid conditioning, technical compliance assurance, commercial evaluations, negotiations, awards and post-award management of high complexity and high criticality materials, engineered equipment, subcontracts, and services. The Procurement Operations Manager shall be equally responsible for the results and support provided by the Supply Chain Project Director/Manager to the Business Unit. The Procurement Operations Manager shall thoroughly understand the market for all categories of goods & services that are sourced in support of our Business Units. The Procurement Operations Manager shall be able to review project schedules and budgets to assure validity of the purchasing plan, validate earned value calculations/analysis, shall be accountable for productivity of purchasing teams and be able to report to external or internal customers on purchasing status as well as risks and mitigations. The Procurement Operations Manager shall be able to guide the purchasing team on the best practices of negotiations, risk mitigation strategies and establish principles on final contract terms, final pricing concessions and schedule acceptance across all relevant spend categories. The Procurement Operations Manager shall coordinate with the Director of Strategic Sourcing to develop & implement Master Purchase Agreements that set the framework for Business Unit specific purchases. Furthermore, they are expected to coordinate and lead conversations with Legal, Commercial and the Business Unit leadership to address contractual risks, disputes, claims or challenges. The Procurement Operations Manager shall be able to lead and represent the company in project monthly meetings with external customers, develop procurement strategies and execution plans for large scale industrial projects, interface with joint venture partners and travel to work locations, as required.
Requirements
- Experience with corporate procurement, field procurement, services group, and procurement.
- Experience managing a portfolio of accounts, projects, and purchasing teams.
- Experience with strategic sourcing, bid conditioning, technical compliance assurance, commercial evaluations, negotiations, awards, and post-award management.
- Experience with high complexity and high criticality materials, engineered equipment, subcontracts, and services.
- Understanding of market for all categories of goods & services.
- Ability to review project schedules and budgets.
- Ability to validate earned value calculations/analysis.
- Ability to report on purchasing status, risks, and mitigations.
- Ability to guide purchasing teams on negotiation best practices, risk mitigation strategies, final contract terms, final pricing concessions, and schedule acceptance.
- Ability to coordinate with Director of Strategic Sourcing to develop and implement Master Purchase Agreements.
- Ability to coordinate and lead conversations with Legal, Commercial, and Business Unit leadership.
- Ability to lead and represent the company in project monthly meetings with external customers.
- Ability to develop procurement strategies and execution plans for large scale industrial projects.
- Ability to interface with joint venture partners.
- Willingness to travel to work locations, as required.
Responsibilities
- Integrate multiple facets of Supply Chain Strategy and Supply Chain Operations.
- Oversee multiple projects within a supply chain operations purchasing vertical.
- Be accountable for the quality and timeliness of all activities related to strategic sourcing, bid conditioning, technical compliance assurance, commercial evaluations, negotiations, awards and post-award management of high complexity and high criticality materials, engineered equipment, subcontracts, and services.
- Be responsible for the results and support provided by the Supply Chain Project Director/Manager to the Business Unit.
- Thoroughly understand the market for all categories of goods & services that are sourced in support of Business Units.
- Review project schedules and budgets to assure validity of the purchasing plan.
- Validate earned value calculations/analysis.
- Be accountable for productivity of purchasing teams.
- Report to external or internal customers on purchasing status as well as risks and mitigations.
- Guide the purchasing team on the best practices of negotiations, risk mitigation strategies and establish principles on final contract terms, final pricing concessions and schedule acceptance across all relevant spend categories.
- Coordinate with the Director of Strategic Sourcing to develop & implement Master Purchase Agreements.
- Coordinate and lead conversations with Legal, Commercial and the Business Unit leadership to address contractual risks, disputes, claims or challenges.
- Lead and represent the company in project monthly meetings with external customers.
- Develop procurement strategies and execution plans for large scale industrial projects.
- Interface with joint venture partners.
- Travel to work locations, as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
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