KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, executes and supervises cradle to grave purchasing activities (including bid, evaluate, award cycle, execution of agreements, execution of changes, price, and schedule negotiations) for a specific commodity group or project

• Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with suppliers for the procurement of goods, services, and supplies

• Identify corrective actions and measures in case of quality or schedule issues with suppliers    

• Works closely with Engineering and the projects

• Assures that problems will report timely to the projects and senior procurement management

• Conducts the orderly closeout of Procurement operations, including settlement of claims and back-charges, and resolving punch list items assigned to Procurement

• Develops core job competencies with existing procedures and work processes

• Must be willing to work hours to support counterparts in different geographical regions (US, UK, etc.)

Job Requirements

• Engineering qualification background, preferably in Supply Chain Management or Business

• 3+ years of Procurement and Supply Chain Management experience with a global EPC company executing contracts in key industries, such as oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, chemical, etc.

• Experience in purchasing or subcontracts, including bid, evaluate, award cycle, execution of agreements, execution of changes, price and schedule negotiations, and commercial strategy.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in order to flow goals and directives and effectively communicate commercial solutions and concepts to procurement personnel and non-procurement personnel

• Ability to work in a complex schedule-driven work environment

• Candidates must have strong analytical skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Candidates must be able to learn new software and tools easily

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