Program Purchasing Manager

Requisition ID: 293956 

•  Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Houston, TX

 

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

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Job Summary:

As Program Purchasing Manager, you will oversee purchasing teams in Houston and New Delhi and coordinate priorities across multiple projects. Responsibilities include managing sourcing, bidding, contracts, supplier evaluations, team training, and supplier programs. You will monitor procurement schedules, budgets, and KPIs to ensure cost control and timely delivery, as well as implement procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals and compliance standards. The role also involves leading process improvements, utilizing ERP systems like SAP and Oracle for purchase order management and reporting, supporting audits, maintaining records, and reviewing compliance risks.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”. #LI-CS1

Major Responsibilities:

•  Leads and develops a team of purchasing personnels across multiple projects, in Houston and India offices, ensuring capability, consistency, and proficiency in all procurement functions from pre award through closeout.
• Provides program-level oversight to procurement activities, ensuring alignment, standardization, and best practice sharing across all projects within the program.
• Oversees the formation, issuance, and administration of purchase orders across the program, ensuring alignment with project requirements, policies, and commercial
• objectives.
  Directs team engagement with suppliers and internal stakeholders to establish clear requirements and ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions across multiple project interfaces.
• Provides strategic oversight of bidder prequalification, bid list development, solicitation
  processes, bid evaluations, and award recommendations to drive best-value outcomes across the program.
• Develop Supplier Relationship Management Program for the program.
• Guides and supports complex, high-value supplier negotiations, including development of negotiation strategies, commercial terms, pricing, schedules, and coordination with Project and Legal teams.
• Drives supplier relationship management strategies at a program level to optimize supplier performance, leverage scale, and ensure alignment with overall program objectives.·    Ensures team understanding of project estimate baselines across the portfolio and proactively identifies and manages trends, risks, and cost impacts.
• Maintains accountability for accurate, auditable, and compliant procurement records management and adherence to Supply Chain governance requirements across all projects.
• Overseas supplier performance management program-wide, including issuance of formal notices and direction of backcharge and claims processes.
• Coordinates and manages pr