Operating Materials and Services Senior Project Buyer
About The Position
DuPont’s Global Procurement team is seeking a Senior Project Buyer – Operating Materials & Services to lead procurement for capital and operational projects across the company. The role serves as the primary procurement contact for capital and site teams, represents procurement to internal business groups, guides other project buyers, and partners with the commodity buy team. Sourcing, contracting, and negotiation work directly influences project cost, schedule, and success. The position shapes sourcing and contracting strategies early in the project lifecycle, leads major sourcing packages and complex contracts, negotiates commercial terms, manages suppliers and contractors, and addresses procurement risks and governance. It works cross-functionally with Engineering, Business, Legal, Finance, and Operations, and provides leadership updates on commitments, savings, cash flow, and risk. The role also supports audits, cost forecasting, and project closeout.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of procurement experience.
- Hands-on experience with complex RFx processes, market analysis, and creating business value.
- Track record of developing, implementing, and managing complex contracts.
- Advanced negotiation skills and strong commercial judgment.
- Ability to communicate clearly and influence people without direct authority.
- Ability to manage several priorities in a fast-moving project environment.
- High ethical standards.
Nice To Haves
- CPSM and/or PMP certification.
Responsibilities
- Build and execute sourcing strategies aligned with project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Engage early in the project lifecycle to shape procurement and contracting decisions.
- Assign projects to other buyers based on buy type and team workload.
- Lead the full sourcing process for major packages, including RFI/RFP/RFQ, technical and commercial bid evaluation, and award.
- Structure and negotiate complex lump-sum, reimbursable, unit-rate, and hybrid contracts.
- Develop contracting strategies suited to project risk profiles and market conditions.
- Negotiate pricing, payment milestones, warranties, liquidated damages, retention, and performance guarantees.
- Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and value engineering while maintaining safety, quality, and schedule.
- Manage currency, escalation, and commodity-linked pricing for long-duration contracts.
- Partner with the commodity buy team to qualify, evaluate, and manage OEMs, fabricators, EPC contractors, and engineering firms.
- Manage supplier performance through expediting, inspection, and progress monitoring until delivery.
- Identify and reduce schedule, quality, financial, and single-source risks on the critical path.
- Ensure compliance with capital approval (AFE) processes, delegation of authority, safety rules, and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Business, Legal, Finance, and Operations to align procurement with project milestones.
- Prepare executive-ready updates on capital commitments, savings, cash flow, and procurement risk using Power BI and Excel.
- Support project audits, cost forecasting, and closeout.
Benefits
- Comprehensive pay and benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
