Strategic Buyer Procurement Leader (7+ overall experience with 2+ as a team lead)

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Role Deliverables

1.       Team Leadership & Capability Development

·         Lead, coach, and develop a team of Capital Buyers, setting clear priorities, objectives, development plans, and performance expectations.

·         Provide commercial guidance, escalation support, and quality assurance for sourcing strategies, bid evaluations, negotiations, award recommendations, and contracts.

·         Build consistent ways of working, share best practices, and strengthen team capability in capital sourcing, contracting, claims, and stakeholder management.

• Capital Sourcing Strategy & Project Alignment

·         Develop and execute capital sourcing strategies aligned to project scope, schedule, and budget (aligned to stage-gate/FEL processes).

·         Engage early in the project lifecycle (FEL 1–3) to influence Procurement & contracting strategy.

·         Balance total installed cost (TIC) and total cost of ownership (TCO), not just purchase price.

·         Act as focal point to Business Engineering and Operations for assigned line of business. 

·         Balance workload of team to meet business priorities and objectives

• Strategic Sourcing & Contracting

·         Lead E2E sourcing for high-value capital packages: RFI/RFP/RFQ, technical-commercial bid evaluation, and award.

·         Structure & negotiate complex contracts - lumpsum, reimbursable, unit-rate & hybrid models; balancing risk & value.

·         Develop contracting strategies suited to project risk profile and market conditions.

• Commercial Negotiation & Value Delivery

·         Negotiate pricing, payment milestones, warranties, liquidated damages (LDs), retention, and performance guarantees.

·         Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and value engineering without compromising safety, quality, or schedule.

·         Manage currency, escalation, and commodity-linked pricing in long-duration contracts.

• Supplier & Contractor Management

·         Qualify, evaluate, and manage OEMs, fabricators, EPC contractors, and engineering firms.

·         Conduct capability, capacity, and financial-health assessments for critical vendors.

·         Manage supplier performance through expediting, inspection, and progress monitoring across the delivery cycle.

• Risk, Compliance & Governance

·         Identify and mitigate schedule, quality, financial, and single-source risks on the critical path.

·         Ensure compliance with capital approval (AFE) processes, delegation of authority, safety, and regulatory standards.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting

·         Partner with Engineering, Business, Legal, Finance, and Operations to align procurement with project milestones.

·         Provide executive-ready summary on capital commitments, savings, cash-flow and procurement risk (Power BI/Excel).

·         Support project audits, cost forecasting, and closeout activities.

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