Associate Purchasing Specialist

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KBR 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
• Must be willing to work hours to support counterparts in different geographical regions (US UK etc.)

Job Requirements

• Engineering qualification background preferably in Supply Chain Management or Business
• 3 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.
• 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 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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