Senior Tender & Project Sourcing Manager

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

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About The Position

This position leads the Sourcing team for the fulfilment of Balance of Plant scope in the Project. The Project Procurement Manager (PPM) is the main point of contact in the project for all matters related to BOP procurement and will liaise with all sub-functions within the Sourcing department. PPM is accountable to the Project Sourcing Manager (PSM) if there is a PSM assigned to the project. PPM owns project EAC and On-time delivery of the BOP Sourcing scope.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in manufacturing, operations or project management
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a sourcing or project management role
• Ability and willingness to travel 5-10% of the time, as required
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and to prioritize under pressure
• Strategic thinker with the ability to create and execute concrete action plans
• Strong analytical project management and organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree
• Strong business, commercial, and financial acumen
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize customer and company results
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive significant change
• Demonstrated ability to lead in an uncertain environment and deliver results
• Strong customer-orientation and focus
• Lean training and some experience in using lean tools.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all supply chain management activities within his/her project for all the equipment and spare parts in his/her scope. This results in the preparation & application of common approach such as, but not limited to defining and applying of the contract requirements within the project (i.e. sourcing restrictions; financing restrictions etc.) for BOP.
• Ensures a smooth hand-over of supply chain management related scope between tendering team and project execution team
• Contributes to the Sourcing Kick-off meeting process by providing BOP related sections to the PSM
• In close cooperation with PTSM in ITO Sourcing reviews project requirements and provides input to PSM for the Sourcing section of PES (Project Execution Strategy) and also updates the EPP (Engineering Procurement Plan) and BOP specific sections of the PPR (Project Procurement Requirements).
• Secures that procurement strategy is in line with commodity strategy and suppliers in EPP are target panel supplier with minimal deviations
• Verifies budget with Project Finance Manager and resolves budget allocation discrepancies
• Comments on baseline project schedule and works closely with project scheduler throughout the project to optimize procurement schedule
• Understands the commercial part of the EPC contract and issues the project related purchasing conditions (PRPC)
• Ensures that suppliers meet all contractual requirements related to documentation including shipping documents, end of manufacturing reports, certificates
• Ensures that supplier quality / expediting has established the supplier monitoring-concept
• Responsible for ERP rollout and necessary vendor extensions for the legal entity which will be used for PO issuance based on contractual legal chart
• Updates vendor list and ensures client’s approval in close collaboration with PSM, Project Engineering manager (PEM) and the Project Director (PD)
• Coordinates on- and offshore procurement activities including turnkey sub-contracts
• Controls timely issuance of the purchase orders within budget
• Supports Commodity Manager in contract claim management and ensures vendor recovery
• Supports GCL/CSL/Buyer in invoices release, warranty and bonds management, as well as in the most prominent order negotiations (high value; critical contract set-up) when and if required
• Performs weekly meetings with the participation of PSM, Project Quality Manager, PEM, lead engineers, scheduler and PM/PD to review procurement progress and generates the weekly PO progress review minutes of meeting
• Establishes and distributes monthly progress report, cost summary sheet and claim summary sheet
• Ensures compliance with the quality and EHS rules from the project, business, sector and corporate within the project for Balance of Plant products
• Initial contact for all commercial, legal, administrative and organizational plant procurement issues, however limited to the mechanical & electrical BoP of the project assigned to him/her related to supply chain management
• Acts as front line leader for installation BOP parts (IPT) required by sites.
• Primary owner for the following KPIs: Project EAC (cost estimate at completion), OTD (on-time delivery)
• Tracks complete and on-time delivery of the technical specifications through the engineering department

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level