Procurement Manager - Construction

Department: North America Consultancy

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Houston, Texas

Compensation: $95,000 - $120,000 / month

Description

The Role

We are partnering with a Data Centre Developer, who require a Procurement Manager for Construction / Infrastructure projects throughout Europe with a view of site specific projects. The ideal candidates will collaborate with the Regional Senior Procurement Manager on a number of large Data Center Infrastructure projects.

The Procurement team leads the  procurement of Professional Services (Design), Construction and owner furnished contractor installed equipment (OFCI) contracts across our client’s portfolio in Europe. This includes strategic management of vendors and inventory, vendor management and long term negotiated pricing, architecting / management of process / ERP 

As a Procurement Manager for Construction / Infrastructure, responsibilities will include assisting with devising procurement strategies for different projects, lead the RFP process, driving efficiencies in lead time reduction and price reduction, as well as innovation in negotiation approach and advice on contract structures.

Why Soben?  We’re an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We’ve come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realise our true potential. It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We’re targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories. If you want to play an integral part in achieving these ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the EMEA region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the single point of contact between the Procurement team and the Project Execution team
• Advise the Regional Senior Procurement Manager and work closely with the Project Director / Senior Project Manager 
• Advice on best procurement routes and contract types for Projects and input into the Project Execution Plan.
• Plan, deliver and manage all procurement activities to deliver contracts and frameworks for works and services contracts.
• Interpret market information appropriately and deploys it effectively in strategy development.
• Management of construction, engineering, supply and service contracts.
• Formulation of negotiation parameters, analysis and interpretation of commercial data and demonstration of flexibility whilst achieving negotiation objectives.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• 10+ years of experience as a Procurement Manager  ideally within Datacentres, or similar Mission Critical facilities, or Heavy Civil / Infrastructure related projects.
• Experience of leading on major works procurement projects relating to Construction and Consultancies.
• Demonstrable experience of achieving cost savings through procurement activities and the delivery of sustainable benefits.
• Experience of planning, managing and monitoring programmes of work.
• Experience of establishing complex contracts and service agreements, ideally within a Datacentre, Mission Critical and/or Heavy Civil or Infrastructure projects.
• Experience of making presentations to management meetings, boards and committees.
• Experience of using eTendering Portals, and other IT based systems to support decision-making
• Experience of developing and procuring different forms of contracts (JCT, FIDIC) including partnering agreements
• Knowledge of JCT / FIDIC forms of contract and their differences
• Working knowledge in Europe, ideally Germany, Switzerland, or other Central European Countries (Desirable)
• Accreditation from CIPS and or RICS qualified is desirable.
• Ability to bring teams together to resolve issues and achieve targets and roles
• Ensure Contractor quotations meet “should cost” estimates, support negotiations by challenging quotations using technical analysis aiming for cost reductions.