Kiewit · 4 weeks ago
Sr Supply Chain Contract Specialist
Lone Tree, CO
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expKiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. They are seeking a Senior Supply Chain Contract Specialist to support their Western region Infrastructure projects, managing contracts from start to finish for materials and services, negotiating terms, and resolving issues.
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Responsibilities
Provide all aspects of supply chain management and procurement support for our projects, including but not limited to contract development, execution, administration, and management
Liaise effectively amongst legal, construction, engineering, and management to timely and efficiently execute contracts and escalate and resolve issues
Implement and maintain consistent procurement practices and procedures to deliver value add services to our projects in accordance with project, district and corporate policy and expectations
Act as a front line resource for all things Procurement for our projects including supplier quality surveillance, logistics, expediting, materials management and category management
Cross functional coordination amongst multiple disciplines, departments, projects, and districts
Management of ERP administration, procurement reporting, and issue escalation/coordination
Procurement documentation drafting, reviewing, coordination of internal/external approvals as appropriate, negotiating, execution, administration, document control and issue mitigation
Develop and maintain vendor relationships and assist/manage vendor negotiations
Coordinate with staff, users and vendors to address defective work or unacceptable goods or services and determine appropriate corrective action
Leverage vendors/subcontractors across multiple procurements to create cost savings to projects
Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities and the supplier’s reputation and history
Monitor shipments to ensure equipment and materials arrive in an appropriate timeframe and of appropriate quality that the meet project requirements, and work with the projects to timely escalate and resolve delivery and/or quality issues
Prepare/issue Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and evaluate vendor/subcontractor proposals to identify vendors/subcontractors who meet project constraints of budget and schedule at the estimating, execution and site purchasing levels
Assist in the development of company-wide procurement templates
Assist in negotiating high-risk contracts for various projects
Work to resolve escalated, complex, or disputed contract issues
Support procurement staff meetings and provide legal communication to the team as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management or related/relevant experience
Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Contracts, Engineering and/or Construction related role
Minimum of 1 years' negotiation experience
Experience and understanding of Contracts
Thorough understanding of all areas of procurement is desirable, including without limitation procurement execution, estimating, expediting, contracts management and closeout
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel)
General knowledge of database utilization and ERP functionality experience is a plus
Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
Strong individual contributor and team player with ability to build relationships
Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Regular, reliable attendance
Work productively and meet deadlines timely
Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies
Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required
Benefits
Top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents
Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
Life insurance
Disability
Retirement plans with matching
Generous paid time off
Company
Kiewit
At Kiewit, the projects we deliver make a difference, and we offer opportunities for you to make one, too.
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