Position Summary
The Procurement Lead will have an advanced understanding of all project procurement life cycle activities, lead efforts in procurement strategy development, bid analysis, buy-out, contracting, and expediting, and take ownership of procurement deliverables in project execution. The Procurement Lead trains and mentors more junior team members, project teams, and other internal customers on procurement best practices and tools.
This position will lead efforts to mitigate risk and provide value-driven solutions in alignment with the project’s conditions of satisfaction. The resulting work product will aid our clients’ decision-making during the procurement process and support Customer teams in securing and delivering key trade labor and equipment.
The Procurement Lead is expected to work autonomously with minimal supervision, and their experience and knowledge should immediately impact the organization.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Construction, or Engineering preferred, or relevant experience.
- Preferred 8+ years of experience in procurement of capital equipment and subcontracting services, preferably in an EPCM environment
- Experience in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries
- Extensive experience leading sourcing initiatives in a variety of ways (e.g., rapid sourcing, targeted negotiations, complex category strategies, supplier and contractor relationship management)
- Managed complex equipment contracts over $4MM and has executed/overseen a portfolio of contracts over $35MM.
Additional Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency in procurement processes and principles
- Experience in EPCM project delivery
- Experience with online bidding systems and software is preferred; PMWeb and Building Connected are a plus.
- Skilled negotiator experienced in developing and executing complex negotiation strategies.
- Technically skilled in understanding and negotiating of contractual documents
- Experienced in performing analysis of market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material and subcontract availability
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software, Excel, and data entry.