Procurement Specialist II

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for assigned items.
• Develop supplier lists and issue RFP packages, and RFP amendments accordingly, for various medium to high criticality/complex equipment, material and services at best value to Zachry.
• Develop performance-based scopes of work and understand specifications & drawing packages.
• Develop negotiating strategies.
• Conduct bidder conferences and coordinate discussions between bidders and technical personnel.
• Perform evaluation of proposals and conduct supplier negotiations.
• Write supplier recommendations that explain and support the source selection process and decision.
• Understand terms and conditions and contract formation.
• Negotiate award of contracts to suppliers.
• Support contract administration and subcontract management.
• Participate in supplier and subcontractor kick-off meetings.
• Participate in supplier and subcontractor close-out meetings.
• Scope and negotiate contract change orders and amendments.
• Participate in weekly procurement meetings.
• Work Leader for teams with partial supervision responsibilities such as assigning work, overseeing Level 1 and Level 2 activities and providing backup support to Project Procurement Manager.
• Mentorship role to team and other procurement personnel.
• Manage work in fast-paced environment, focused on complex, higher profile technical items.
• Provide support to other procurement personnel as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Ability to work independently, think and plan ahead and bring issues to attention of management.
• Ability to operate Microsoft suite.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Productivity tools (Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, etc.) (preferred).
• Experience creating document templates and workflows in industry digital document approval platforms like DocuSign and Adobe Sign would be beneficial.
• Some travel may be necessary (25% or less when required).

What is an added plus?

• Bachelor’s degree or a diploma with equivalent working experience in lieu of a degree.
• 3-7 years related experience preferred.
• Preferred large industrial construction procurement experience.
• Prior experience interfacing with client and engineering entities preferred.