Title:
Project Procurement Manager
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.
KBR is looking for a Project Procurement Manager to guide the management of the entire Procurement scope including directing and coordinating Procurement Management Buyers Expediting Logistics Inspection and Material Management on an assigned project and/or FEED or Portfolio of Projects. This role is responsible for all deliverables such as project specific terms and conditions man-hour estimates staffing plan procedures. The Project Procurement Manager will report and communicate actively with Procurement Department Management in Chennai as well as Senior Procurement Management in Houston and London.
*** May require worldwide travel on short notice***
Majority of work will be in support of US based projects & work schedule will reflect those time zones.
Responsibilities:
- Establish project procurement procedures that align with KBR work methods to ensure deliverables meet the individual client and project requirements
- Appropriate execution of Procurement in terms of safety compliance with rules and regulations quality schedule and budget
- Identify problems and coordinate with the project procurement team to correct
- Proactively manage changes
- Ensure effective communication among project disciplines
- Collaborate with Engineering
- Report problems in a timely manner to the Project and Senior Procurement Management
- Review project status with clients management and project leads
- Build supply chain capabilities and grow the team resource management and development
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business in Supply Chain Management Engineering or related field
- Typically has 5-10 years of international experience as a Project Procurement Manager in a global EPC company executing contracts in key industries such as oil and gas LNG petrochemical hydrogen and chemical with typical procurement experience ranging from 15 - 20 years
- Has strong experience in team management
- Ability to work with international stakeholders
- Proven track record in cost reduction programs complex schedule driven work environment & with lump-sum and reimbursable business
- Competency working with Suppliers from China India Korea and other best cost countries
- Highly proficient in purchasing and subcontracts including bid evaluate award cycle execution of agreements execution of changes price and schedule negotiations and commercial strategy
- Strong presentation skills in order to flow goals and directives to effectively communicate commercial solutions and concepts to procurement personnel non-procurement personnel and Clients & to convey strategies and statuses to all stakeholders
- Expertise with e-procurement tools such as e-bidding or e-auctions & Power BI
- Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record in cost reduction and control
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Required Experience:
Manager