Senior Procurement Specialist

Job overview

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for the Supply Chain function within the Project Management Team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on project requirements and interface with clients and vendors to meet milestones on time and within budget.
• Lead procurement strategy, incorporate contract requirements, and negotiate required flow-down conditions to minimize exposure.
• Develop a project procurement execution plan covering purchasing, expediting, logistics, communications, and project goals.
• Address client procurement needs and act as the client’s single point of contact where required.
• Identify problems promptly, develop corrective action plans, and participate in resolving disputes, claims, and performance issues.
• Provide timely status reporting and represent supply-chain management in project team meetings.
• Maintain auditable procurement files and implement filing and record-retention procedures.
• Ensure schedule adherence, oversee project supply-chain activities, and meet customer quality expectations.
• Maintain appropriate approval cycles and manage package budgets, costs, expenditures, payment approvals, and change orders.
• Manage vendor claims and disputes with SPS, the Project Management Team, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Provide independent advice to the Project Management Team and support the Supply Chain Management function as required.

Qualifications and education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management or a relevant discipline, or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience.
• A professional procurement qualification is preferred.
• Work independently with minimal guidance, set priorities, and handle high volumes of procurement packages across tight timelines and multiple projects.
• Apply knowledge to standard and nonstandard situations, interpret customer needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions.
• Monitor costs, solve moderately complex problems, manage time to targets, and plan short-term work.
• Promote teamwork and coach or guide colleagues.
• Knowledge of database software such as SPMAT or Oracle is preferred.

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