Sr. Procurement Manager

Your role

• Adhere to procedures for procuring services for projects, ensuring compliance with the Master Service Agreement (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW) and Client's procurement requirements at all times.

• Advise Contract Negotiation team and Global Procurement Services on local knowledge of supplier and need for performance bonds as required and NDAs.

• Report non-compliance of delivery services in accordance with the MSA, SOW and Client's procurement requirements.

• Comply with Procurement Review Group (PRG) policies and procedures, Client's sourcing guidelines and Client's'indirect procurement policy. Report non-compliance to Global Program Manager and GPS Category Supplier Manager.

• Facilitate PRG approval process, compile required documentation, review for completeness and issue meeting notes. Assist CPMs to present sourcing strategies to GPS.

• Ensure current Certificates of Insurance are provided prior to the start of work.

• In compliance with the WPR Sourcing Guidelines, provide training/support for new Project Managers.

• Assist CPM in preparing PM SOWs, obtaining signatures as required and raise Purchase Requisitions through to issuance of Purchase Order.

• Assist CPM and PM in obtaining signatures as required for SOWs and raise Purchase Requisitions through to issuance of Purchase Order.

• Manage and report all procurement activity, including risk analysis, bidding, contract management, contract negotiation, purchase orders and invoicing (as detailed in Project Controls).

  • Follow procedures for contract management and contract negotiation as defined by the Client's Contract Negotiation Team.

  • Implement contracting procedures ensuring compliance with Client's procurement, contracting and insurance requirements.

  • Advise and develop project specific contracting procedures using industry best practice ensuring compliance with Client's procurement, contracting and insurance requirements.

  • Assist CPMs/PMs to coordinate/ communicate /host meetings to engage Contract Negotiations team and GPS when contractual issues arise.

• Evaluate and recommend alternative sourcing opportunities using regional, global, or corporate solutions where knowledge is available.

• Recommend strategies to the project PM outlining how to reduce risks to Client's'and ensuring compliance with Sourcing Guidelines.

• Facilitate Request For x (RFx) Events (x = Information, Qualifications, Proposals) for Client's'as new procurement initiatives are proposed by Client's, such as to procure or update service rate cards. To be agreed with named Client's Global CMO Service Owner.

• In partnership with CPMs, manage procurement of PM services for the Execution of projects.

• Initiate and facilitate requests for onboarding vendors as "Suppliers" and "RFx Participant." Validation and gathering of supplier information (GSEPs, Bank Info, etc.) performed by Client's third-party vendor.