Assoc. Dir, Procurement

Associate Director Of Procurement For Capital Projects

The Associate Director of Procurement for Capital Projects will be responsible for overseeing and managing procurement activities for a portfolio of large and complex capital projects. This role includes project procurement planning, supplier management, contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with company policies and processes.

Reporting to the Director of Capital Procurement Project Execution within the Global Capital Procurement organization, the Associate Director will serve as the primary point of contact for businesses or functions in their assigned area. They will collaborate with Global Capital category teams and cross-functional teams across the organization to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, services, and equipment critical to the success of our capital projects, thereby creating significant business impact.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a wide range of leadership experiences and capabilities, including business partner engagement and agreement, project procurement strategy and planning, market engagement and category strategy alignment, sourcing and contracting execution, contract and claims management, project and risk management practices, and supplier relationship management, all in alignment with Global Category teams.

Role Responsibilities

Project Procurement Planning

• Use your capital procurement expertise to influence global project teams and senior management in developing procurement strategies for large capital projects, ensuring predictable project performance in alignment with safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Manage Project Procurement Plans and strategies to enable successful project execution, ensuring full alignment with project objectives and global procurement category strategies.
• Proactively manage planning and due dates for sourcing activities by leveraging market knowledge, in coordination with Global Capital Procurement Category teams.
• Engage in internal and external governance activities to exert procurement influence, ensuring consistent application of sourcing across engineering, construction, equipment, and automation categories for all capital projects.
• Contribute to unified category strategies and ensure supplier risk management aligns with market conditions and business objectives.

Supplier Performance Management

Contract Negotiation and Management

Required / Preferred Skills

$500M.

Minimum / Preferred Education Requirements