Procurement Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field required.
• Must have 15+ years of Procurement and Supply Chain Management experience in a global EPC, Technology, and/or Industrial Equipment company executing contracts in key industries, such as oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, chemical, etc.
• Experience in purchasing or subcontracts, including bid, evaluate, award cycle, execution of agreements, execution of changes, price and schedule negotiations, and commercial strategy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in order to flow goals and directives and effectively communicate commercial solutions and concepts to procurement personnel and non-procurement personnel
• Ability to work in a complex schedule driven work environment
• Procurement experience in “lump-sum” business
• Computer proficiency as well as intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office products.
• Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record in cost reduction and control.
• Knowledge of global supplier market for capital project equipment and material categories

Nice To Haves

• Preference of detailed purchasing experience and knowledge in all equipment and material categories

Responsibilities

• Executes and supervises cradle to grave purchasing activities (including bid, evaluate, award cycle, execution of agreements, execution of changes, price and schedule negotiations) for a specific project.
• Directly responsible for oversight of Procurement and Materials activities and the performance of assigned procurement functions.
• Develop purchasing strategies for proposals and Project Procurement Plans and guide teams in the execution of those plans.
• Lead terms and conditions review and negotiations for equipment and modular fabrication packages on a global scale.
• Be accountable for effective management of purchasing, expediting, and logistics activities to ensure delivery of cost-effective services to project stakeholders.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives for assigned project.
• Understand, track, and forecast the key cost drivers and market factors for assigned equipment.
• Assist in developing project-specific sourcing strategies to support corporate and divisional objectives while ensuring alignment with Engineering.
• Identify corrective actions and measures in case of quality or schedule issues with suppliers.
• Work closely with Engineering and project teams.
• Assure that problems are reported in a timely manner to project teams and senior procurement management.
• Locate, analyze, and develop a consolidated supplier base to meet current and future needs.
• Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement.
• Provide input to drive continuous improvement in all aspects of procurement processes, procedures, and tools.
• Conduct the orderly closeout of Procurement operations, including settlement of claims and back-charges, and resolution of punch list items assigned to Procurement.
• Prepare and edit presentations describing procurement methods, market trends, lead times, prices, and other relevant procurement information.
• Help develop KPIs and provide data to support KPIs for assigned projects.
• Participate in important negotiations and claim negotiations for assigned scope at a high level.
• Adhere to all applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations and company policies to ensure a safe working environment.
• Act as the Purchasing Lead and supervise the complete range of purchasing activities on projects.
• Provide leadership and direction to a global procurement team across the United States, India, China, Korea, and Europe to achieve functional and project objectives.
• Verify the accuracy of bid tabulations, purchase orders, change orders, agreements, and release orders prior to approval, supplier release, and distribution.
• Select and utilize Purchasing personnel with the appropriate competencies to meet project requirements and internal and external customer expectations.
• Perform audits of procurement activities to ensure compliance with company policies, processes, tools, systems, and project requirements.
• Provide management with information related to purchasing performance, spend, supplier performance, and other key procurement metrics, and use such data to improve business performance.
• Support development, coaching, and performance management of assigned procurement personnel.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• professional training and development