Specialist Procurement

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Under general direction, 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 commodity group across all projects.
• Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives in a specific Category group.
• Understand, track, and forecast the key cost drivers and market factors for assigned Category group.
• Assist in developing a Category specific sourcing strategies to support corporate and divisional objectives, providing the company competitive advantage in the areas of materials, supplies, and services and ensure the alignment with Engineering
• Identify corrective actions and measures in case of quality or schedule issues with suppliers
• Works closely with Engineering and the projects
• Assures that problems will reported timely to the projects and senior procurement management
• Locate, analyze, and develop a consolidated supplier base to meet current and future Category 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 the procurement process, procedures and tools
• Conducts the orderly closeout of Procurement operations, including settlement of claims and back-charges, and resolving punch list items assigned to Procurement
• Participates in important negotiations their assigned scope
• Must be willing to work hours to support counterparts in different geographical regions (US, UK, etc. )
• Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Business, and 7+ years of Procurement and Supply Chain Management experience with a global EPC 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.
• Proven track record in cost reduction programs
• 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
• Candidates must have strong analytical skills, Microsoft Excel proficiency, and proficiency in PowerBI
• Candidates must be able to learn new software and tools easily

Skills Required

Procurement Management, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, supplier relationship management , Cost Reduction