Senior Procurement Manager

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Position Description:
Direct and deliver Procurement services within business units, leverage knowledge and experience to balance business decisions
and enhance outcomes in best interest of business units/local market.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Procurement activities and teams across projects with accountability to business unit (BU) senior leadership and fulfill Procurement Manager duties.
• Drive Procurement decisions for alignment with project and BU objectives.
• Approach procurement management activities from a holistic and strategic perspective to account for risk management and needs of stakeholders.
• Develop and optimize Procurement business unit team through staff assignments aligned with business units' sales forecasts and scheduling.
• Manage Procurement Department's budgets and present executive level summary to General Manager to impact procurement staffing.
• Leverage company programs and initiatives (e.g., APP, SourceBlue, SPO, Stratus, TSIB) to contribute to annual goals and enhance bottom line earnings.
• Partner with Business Development (BD) to strategically plan and align bidding strategies and subcontractor awards based on pipeline opportunities, backlog, and current projects with attention to dispersing risk across local subcontractor and supplier market.
• Lead and develop operational excellence in Procurement teams; engage in coaching and mentoring relationships to instill deep knowledge and capabilities in Procurement.
• Evaluate and advise on long-term impact of Procurement decisions on subcontractor relationships within local market.
• Manage subcontractor portfolio, monitor workloads, trends, market conditions. Strategically form new relationships and leverage existing relationships with subcontractors.
• In collaboration with Community & Citizenship team, design, develop and implement grass roots Underrepresented Business Enterprises (UBEs) related programs to position subcontractors for success in project opportunities that fulfill owner/contractual requirements.
• Demonstrate consistent lean leadership; evaluate processes for continuous improvement opportunities to increase responsiveness to business needs and increase consistency and efficiency company wide.
• Promote effective communication, collaboration, and alignment of the preconstruction and procurement teams in BU(s).
• Lead and develop teams; provide professional development opportunities and engage in coaching and mentoring relationships to instill deep knowledge and capabilities in Procurement. Foster teamwork, open communication, and collaboration across business unit teams.
• Deliver timely performance feedback to staff and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

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• Qualifications:
  

  • Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program and minimum of 12 years of related experience, or equivalent
    combination of education and experience, and training
  • Experience in construction industry and knowledge of related construction operations
  • Extensive Procurement experience, well versed in Procurement policies, procedures, and practices
  • Adept at risk analysis scenarios related to contract awards
    * Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
  • Advanced knowledge of accounting processes and practices
  • Thorough understanding of contractual language, indemnity, insurance and company policies
  • Proficient in communicating to stakeholders to inform of Procurement decisions
  • Seasoned negotiation skills
  • Demonstrate leadership from within, teamwork, and build professional relationships
  • Experience managing and overseeing staff
  • Work to in non-structured environment with multiple project teams, able to direct work of others and set priorities and
    responsibilities
  • Analytical thinking, good judgment, and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient computer skills, database application skills, Microsoft suite of applications, and collaboration tools
  • Familiar with SAP
  • Travel may be required, travel modes include air, train, and vehicle

  Physical Demands:
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
  essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
  essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle,
  or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and
  frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth
  perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels
  both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction
  work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and
  occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

  Work Environment:
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
  essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
  essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office or remote setting. The
  noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the
  employee may occasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high
  precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work
  environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies,
  procedures, and applicable laws.