Job Description

The Senior Procurement Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Procurement discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Procurement discipline. The Senior Procurement Specialist solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Procurement Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Procurement team and other related teams. It ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies. 

Responsibilities

Hold responsibility for the Supply Chain function within the Project Management Team
Collaborate with key stakeholders on the development and implementation of project requirements and have a key interface with the client and vendors to ensure project milestones are met on time and within budget
Lead the procurement strategy within the Project Management Team, ensuring all contract requirements are incorporated as well as negotiated to include the Project required flow-down conditions to minimize exposure
Develop a Project Procurement execution plan with the assistance of the supply chain function, to include all purchasing, expediting, logistics, communication, and project goals
Ensure client needs are identified and effectively addressed, pertaining to all supply chain/procurement requirements, and act where required, as a single point of contact with the client for all supply chain and procurement requirements
Ensure problems are identified timely and appropriate corrective action plans are developed to allow resolution
Participate in resolving disputes, claims, and performance issues
Ensure effective and timely status reporting, including representing the supply chain management function in project team meetings
Ensure auditable procurement files are maintained and project filing and record retention procedures are implemented
Ensure adherence to project schedule requirements
Oversee project supply chain management activities
Ensure deliverable quality level meets both internal and external customer requirements and expectations
Interface with peers and others to provide and receive information allowing all to perform more effectively
Lead efforts to conduct project reviews, including transfer of lessons learned to peers and others as appropriate
Ensure appropriate approval cycles are maintained
Manage procurement packages including budget and cost, monitoring expenditures on payment approval, change orders, etc.
Manage any dispute on claims with vendors, liaising with SPS, PMT, Legal, etc.
Provide independent advice to the Project Management Team and Function during the project tenure
Provide support to the SCM Function and Reporting Manager when required, perform tasks as directed

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience
6-10 years of relevant experience
Professional Procurement qualification preferred
Work independently with minimal guidance
Able to determine own work priorities
Capable of managing a high volume of procurement packages within a tight timeline and concurrently work with multiple projects as required
Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Able to apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations
Interpret customer needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions to non-standard requests
Use best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services in its discipline
Monitor and control costs within own work
Solve moderately complex problems; take a new perspective on existing solutions
Manage own time to meet agreed targets; develop plans for short-term work activities in own area
Promote teamwork, coach, and guide others
Knowledge of database software (SPMAT - SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool or Oracle) preferred