Senior Director, Project Procurement, Quality
ANDRITZ
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Alpharetta • United States
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About the role
- Provide leadership direction and oversight to a team of Project Procurement Managers and Project Quality Managers supporting various Divisions.
- Help define and execute the Project Procurement strategy with input from the project team within the businesses supported, Sales, Engineering, Quality and Management
- Help define and execute the detailed Project Procurement Plan (on plan and at or below budget)
- Conduct RFP’s (Request for Proposals) for all components of the Procurement Plan
- Manage supplier contracts upon award in collaboration with Legal, Business leadership and key Quality & Supply Chain leadership team members
- Work closely with engineering for timely release of design packages
- Engage Early Vendor Involvement (EVI) when required
- Work with key vendors, quality, and engineering to define more cost-effective design for manufacturing.
- Source and negotiate pricing with suppliers
- Proactively seek alternate sources of supply, as required
- Negotiate commercial contracts/POs and seek support from legal as needed
- Enforce commercial terms and conditions and all contractual requirements
- Prepare offer evaluation summaries and make vendor recommendations
- Hold regular follow up and schedule analysis of vendor schedules for critical long cycles scopes
- Communicate with Project team and engineers for project details (budgets, requisitions, specifications, delivery dates, etc.)
- Follow procurement procedures and policy as well as spend approval policy
- Analyze spend data and identify key vendors for contracts
- Work closely with Project Commercial Manager to revise procurement forecasts, track risks and responsibilities
- Assist in the negotiation of supplier claims (passive and active)
- Ensure suppliers have the appropriate documentation to proceed with work
- Ensure suppliers maintain and submit all required quality documentation
- Manage the supplier development process with shop audits for capabilities and quality management programs and supporting documentation for recommendation to the business.
- Coordinate the evaluation and testing of new suppliers as needed by the business
- Help define and execute the Project Quality strategy with input from the project team within the businesses supported. (Sales, Engineering, Quality and Management)
- Help define and execute the detailed Project Quality Plan
- Create and manage Quality inspection & test plans with support from the business
- Coordinate witness / hold points and documentation as required by the business
- Support the business with updates to current trends in Quality Reporting as required by stakeholders or executive management
- Collaborate with leadership, business leads and quality to develop supplier category strategies for the key fabrication needs of the business (s) supported
- Utilization of all required eSourcing and Quality management software
- Cross functional training as required
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 10 plus years of experience in a procurement role
- Experience with SAP purchasing software ideal
- Experience with purchase of fabricated materials, machined parts, and services.
- Ability to read shop/mechanical drawings preferred
- Demonstrated experience in negotiating prices and terms and conditions
- Experience in commercial contracts
- Intermediate to Advanced level of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure
- Ability to clearly communicate, deliver presentations, simplify, explain variances and issues to a team and propose solutions
- Demonstrated positive relationships with internal/external customers
- Project Management and Quality Management experience is a plus
- Knowledge of market trends and purchasing best practices
- Employs fair, ethical and transparent procurement practices
- Ability to travel approximately 25% - 30% domestically and internationally.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurementnegotiationcontract managementquality managementproject managementdata analysissourcingvendor managementcost analysisfabricated materials purchasing
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship managementproblem-solvingprioritizationpresentation skillsteam collaborationadaptabilityethical practicestime management