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Job Overview:

McDermott has an immediate opening for a Sr. Procurement Specialist. The Sr. Procurement Specialist is responsible for research, negotiate and purchase through appropriate processes materials, products, and services.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Use purchasing systems to purchase necessary items

• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability

• Arrange for disposal of surplus materials

• Comply with purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures

• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales

• Maintain records of goods ordered and received

• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials

• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment

• Prepare bid awards requiring board approval

• Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs

• Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers

• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers

• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Minimum 7 years of procurement experience (5 in the EPC industry)

• Works independently with minimal guidance

• Able to determine own work priorities

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

• Able to apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations

• Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests

• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services in own discipline

• Monitors and controls costs within own work

• Solves moderately complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions

• Manages own time to meet agreed targets; develops plans for short-term work activities in own area

• Promotes teamwork; coaches and guides others

Preferred Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or related fields is preferred

• Spanish is a Plus

• Knowledge of SPMAT or Oracle preferred

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