Executes end-to-end procurement activities for assigned commodities or projects, including bidding, supplier evaluation, contract awards, negotiations, changes, and closeout. Negotiates supplier terms, resolves quality and schedule issues, coordinates with engineering and project teams, reports risks, and settles claims. Requires procurement and supply chain experience in global EPC environments, strong communication and analytical skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, and flexibility to support international counterparts.
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Specialist, ProcurementKBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
Job Responsibilities
- Under direct supervision, 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 or project
- Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with suppliers for the procurement of goods, services, and supplies
- 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 report timely to the projects and senior procurement management
- Conducts the orderly closeout of Procurement operations, including settlement of claims and back-charges, and resolving punch list items assigned to Procurement
- Develops core job competencies with existing procedures and work processes
Job Requirements
- Engineering qualification background, preferably in Supply Chain Management or Business
- 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 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
- Must be willing to work hours to support counterparts in different geographical regions (US, UK, etc.)
- Candidates must have strong analytical skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Candidates must be able to learn new software and tools easily
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