Sr Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

• Focus on the contract life-cycle management and administration, and the overall supplier management and relationship building
• Has the primary responsibility in the establishment of core contract management processes and contract content in order to monitor and manage contract compliance
• Participate in procurement project management teams to support contract compliance
• Identify issues, propose solutions, provide negotiation support and resolve contractual issues
• Advise in Master Agreement Program Contract Development
• Participation in Deal Development and support in estimating efforts including issuing Request for Information (RFI’s)
• Lead in procurement execution for medium to high criticality sourcing events, commensurate with level of procurement experience, including:
• Conduct research and 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
• Manage work in fast-paced environment, focused on complex, higher profile technical items
• Maintain knowledge of procurement processes and procedures and execute in accordance with Zachry’s standard operating procedures
• Maintain knowledge of Oracle, Dragnet, PPMS, and other job-specific IT support systems
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, engineers, construction and key stakeholders and personnel

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 5-7 years of related experience
• Ability to work independently, think and plan ahead and bring issues to the attention of management.
• Ability to operate Microsoft suite.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, detail oriented and provide accurate work products.
• 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)