Sr Procurement Specialist

Position Summary: 

The Senior Procurement Specialist is responsible for executing medium to high-criticality sourcing events. 

Key duties include:

• Conducting commercial analysis of bidder proposals

• Leading bidder conferences and negotiations

• Recommending awards and managing supplier relationships

• Ensuring transparency with the Project Management Team (PMT)

This role supports Corporate Procurement operations, including cost tracking, requisitioning, and issue resolution. It involves sourcing from approved vendors with a focus on cost, quality, and urgency, and includes indirect procurement across the enterprise and satellite offices.

What you’ll do as a Senior Procurement Specialist:

• Focus on the contract life-cycle management and administration, and the overall supplier management and relationship building

• Has the primary responsibility in the establishment of core contract management processes and contract content in order to monitor and manage contract compliance

• Participate in procurement project management teams to support contract compliance
• Identify issues, propose solutions, provide negotiation support and resolve contractual issues
• Advise in Master Agreement Program Contract Development
• Participation in Deal Development and support in estimating efforts including issuing Request for Information (RFI's)
• Lead in procurement execution for medium to high criticality sourcing events, commensurate with level of procurement experience, including:
• Conduct research and develop sourcing strategies for assigned items
• Develop supplier lists and issue RFP packages, and RFP amendments accordingly, for various medium to high criticality/complex equipment, material and services at best value to Zachry
• Develop performance-based scopes of work and understand specifications & drawing packages
• Develop negotiating strategies
• Conduct bidder conferences and coordinate discussions between bidders and technical personnel
• Perform evaluation of proposals and conduct supplier negotiations
• Write supplier recommendations that explain and support the source selection process and decision
• Understand terms and conditions and contract formation
• Negotiate award of contracts to suppliers
• Support contract administration and subcontract management
• Participate in supplier and subcontractor kick-off meetings
• Participate in supplier and subcontractor close-out meetings
• Scope and negotiate contract change orders and amendments
• Participate in weekly procurement meetings
• Work Leader for teams with partial supervision responsibilities such as assigning work, overseeing Level 1 and Level 2 activities and providing backup support to Project Procurement Manager
• Mentorship role to team and other procurement personnel
• Manage work in fast-paced environment, focused on complex, higher profile technical items
• Provide support to other procurement personnel as needed
• Maintain knowledge of procurement processes and procedures and execute in accordance with Zachry's standard operating procedures
• Maintain knowledge of Oracle, Dragnet, PPMS, and other job-specific IT support systems
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, engineers, construction and key stakeholders and personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED