Project Procurement Manager

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is currently looking for a Project Procurement Manager. This is a contract opportunity with a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company located in Marietta PA.

This is an onsite opportunity.

Pay up to $78 / hour

1. Procurement Single Point of Contact

• Be the local Project Procurement fulcrum, a reference point between global procurement, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain collaborative and strategic relationships with internal and external key stakeholders.
• Champion the project safety culture, behaviors, and engagement activities.
• Update Project Procurement and Contracting strategy with the assistance of the Program Manager and Project Manager
• Engage with internal and external legal on project related matters.

2. Sourcing

• Lead the procurement activity (precontract and post contract) on the EPCM and Qualification and Validation packages through Ariba platform.
• Assist the selected EPCM company, to define strategy on how to award the project s subcontractors packages.
• Follow and review the EPCM s company procurement activities (precontract and post contract) and their alignment to policies, values, and expectations.
• Complete contractual routing where necessary (collect the approvals and obtain contract signature of the site signing authority) as per GSK s policies.
• Deliver robust strategic sourcing strategies, driving value through means of consolidation, rationalization and standardization and including tendering, analysis, supplier selection, whilst using negotiation to deliver further cost savings and efficiencies.
• Support the creation of Purchase orders / Shopping cards.
• Record savings in online tool GALAXY.
• Set up regular review meetings with PM, Global Category Lead and Local Procurement Manager & provide information on current standing & bottlenecks.
• Approval documents (Single Source Justification, Supplier Selection Approval, Contract Approval Form, Contract, Task order) are following GSK standards and policies.

3. Contract management

• Conduct regular meetings with PM, Schedule and Cost control lead, EPCM - provide information on current standing & bottlenecks
• Ensure adherence to relevant Client Delegation of Authority for contract signature, purchase order approval and release and change order process.
• Be the primary contact in case of escalation (originating from PM, project management team, EPCM, etc.)
• Responsible to follow / track EPCM company performance throughout the project.
• Review / challenge the changes for each contract and maintain a running record (change log) and link it with cost control.
• Instruct the local administrative team to issue the PM approved purchase orders.
• Monitor a running record of Purchase Orders and contract with support of Project Assistant and Cost Control
• Keep contractual milestones aligned on schedule and take appropriate procurement measures such as penalties (link with scheduler and cost control)
• Support project team for contract execution and claim management (EHS, cost, schedule and document control)
• Together with the PM, define and lead the overall strategy of dispute management of the project.
• For each direct contract, review the conditions allowing provisional / final acceptance (works / testing / documentation / punch-list closure ) GSK standards (PMF)
• Ensure that the project contractual closing (final accounts negotiation, final checklist, bank warranties ) are according to GSK standards (PMF)
• Signing authorities for COF (change order forms)
• Below 100.000 GBP Approval by PM Reviewed by Project Procurement Manager
• Above 100.000 GBP Reviewed by Project Procurement Manager, approval Procurement Category Lead
• Capturing, validating and recording saving / cash generation according to company policy in relevant systems

EXPERTISE / QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

10 + years of procuring professional services (i.e., design, engineering, and project delivery consultants), construction, balance of plant and process equipment packages within a complex, multistage project execution model (FEL & execution ) e.

g., EPC or EPCM incorporating FEED.

• 10 + years’ experience of capital projects (£150m+), ideally within Pharma or Chemical Process industries.
• Understanding of AACE International Cost Estimate Classification System and underlying principles.
• Understanding of Front-End Loading (FEL) and underlying principles.
• Ability to operate calmly in a busy project environment, often with conflicting demands and limited guidance and under significant pressure.

Expected to deliver to aggressive timelines, under scrutiny and sometimes with a degree of ambiguity.

Experience of working with and drafting US construction and engineering standard forms e.g., AIA, EJCDC, FIDIC, ConsensusDOCS.

Johnson Service Group, Inc. (JSG) is a North American leader in the staffing and consulting services industry, with over 35 years of experience investing in people and companies.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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