DPS Group Global · 23 hours ago
Senior Procurement Manager
USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
20+ years expDPS Group is a leading company in delivering sustainable design and engineering solutions. They are seeking a Senior Procurement Manager responsible for overseeing the acquisition of high-value equipment, materials, and services for major construction or industrial projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery.
Industrial AutomationIndustrial EngineeringProject Management
Responsibilities
The role encompasses work task and management through the Source, Tender, Contract, Procurement of services and equipment’s in specific projects within this role
Stakeholder engagement, joint assessment and analysis of the scope of project and investment timeline
Work with Project Management Team in setting out task and activities through all project phases – develop RACI
Develop and define the Plan - Project Procurement Planning (PPP), Contract Management Planning (CMP) for Project
Early and Continuous estimating through such techniques as Analogous, Parametric, Bottom Up, Three Point or fact-based data
Procurement Strategy: Developing and executing project-specific sourcing methodologies for capital investments within the Plan
Contracting & Execution Model, Task Activity Planning & Scheduling in Project schedule development work to Capital Procedures
Assess differing strategies such as EPCMV, Design Bid Build, Design Design & Build, A/E CM ‘As Agent’ v ‘At Risk’ & differing pricing strategies
Pre-qualification define RFI & Prequalification Step with Project Team. Supplier, Vendor, 3rd party Market Screen. Management with Team Support
Tender Scope Development & Tender Management: Leading large-scale tender policy & processes, tender management cross functionally with Team
Negotiation Strategy and Plan – develop and set out target(s) for required Schedule, Scope and Pricing to ensure we meet schedule, ensure we control baseline and contingency
Contract Negotiation & Contract Conformance: Managing contractual & commercial negotiations for complex Designer/Construction/Specialist 3rd party supply & build elements
Cross Functional Stakeholder Collaboration Partnering with Global Engineering, Site Engineering, Finance, Health & Safety, Legal teams (internal/external), Risk defining company specifics within tender & contract
Vendor & Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Monitoring vendor and supplier performance from pre award through to warranty completion timeframes – weekly/biweekly/vendor plant & site visits maybe required
Benchmarking throughout all phases of the development is a necessity and the PPM will be expected to point out, discuss and detail Benchmark requirements and how we get to the data (historic/current or 3rd party) - Based upon global volume derive competitive benchmark data to drive competitiveness in proposal/negotiations - PPA = Purchase Price Analysis and b) CPA = Cost Price Analysis (OH&P, Prelims, Material & Labor Rates, Multipliers) - Candidate with have a Project Controls Mindset (pre contract/post contract controls) of 3rd parties, main contractor, sub-contractors. - Maintain a continuous forward assessment & analysis of future planned activities/dates of all parties within the Project Procurement Schedule
Targeted Savings Plan (Soft and Hard Savings) - Define Savings Strategy and work methods into the PPP Project Procurement Plan with the Global Category Manager for Design & Construction - Based upon budget compilation set out a targeted savings plan (utilizing = cost reduction techniques/value engineering/competition/benchmarking/remeasure of work/consolidate & leverage volume) - what levers are being applied to derive Hard/Productivity Savings (rate reduction year on year), depreciation % and Capital Avoidance Savings, baseline setting and record against contract sum or 1st price v last price
Change Order Management, define the process within the contract, assess and analyze data and determine with key Stakeholders whether we have a go/no go in terms of change order requirements throughout the development phases of the project (these are compared to financial/schedule/scope parameters of the project)
Qualification
Required
Ideal Candidate will have a background in Engineering & or Contracts Management in Large Capital Projects USD$50m+
Technical Skills: Proficiency in digital procurement and project management platforms like Coupa, Ariba, Autodesk, and ERP systems
Experience: Candidate will have task and management experience for this role with 20+ years of experience in large-scale capital projects
Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, or Quantity Surveying
Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process
Strong project management skills
Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information
Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization
Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required
Preferred
Certifications: Professional credentials such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or PMP (Project Management Professional) are frequently preferred
International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Reward & recognition program
Optional benefits including wellbeing benefits
Adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year
Company
DPS Group Global
DPS is a global consulting, engineering and construction management company, serving high-tech industries around the world.
1001-5000 employees
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