Procurement Lead

Job Description

Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Execute purchasing activities and strategy development for critical engineered equipment and major bulk materials in accordance with project requirements and material management plans
• Review the project scope of work and prime contract and develop modifications to standard templates and terms and conditions for final legal review
• Prepare bid packages, manage bidder communications and clarification meetings and administer quotation timelines
• Conduct commercial bid evaluations evaluating pricing, terms, delivery, compliance and risk against project baseline documents
• Issue purchase orders and manage them through the full lifecycle, including change orders, price adjustments and supplier exceptions
• Effectively negotiate and recommend resolution to terms and conditions exceptions
• Negotiate and resolve any claims related items regarding material
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines
• Validate supplier invoices and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
• Provide guidance and support to intermediate and junior buyers on the project team
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Construction, Logistics, and other project stakeholders
• Lead weekly purchasing meetings to align expectations and schedules
• Plan and organize own work assignments, as well as carry out tasks from management staff