Procurement contractors and subcontractors are buying experts within their companies or organizations supporting the sourcing and purchasing of materials, equipment, and services. They negotiate with vendors to get the best deals for items and are often involved in managing the process from tracking orders through production and shipping to monitoring inventory levels, and ensuring supplies are available when needed.
In addition, procurement contractors must implement purchasing strategies, maintain positive supplier relationships, evaluate their performance regularly, and actively coordinate with internal teams to ensure their supply needs are met. A high level of business acumen, sales and negotiation skills, and accuracy are therefore demanded in the roles of procurement contractor and subcontractor.
Procurement contracting is the art of purchasing, which is why such contractors are needed in practically every sector where any kind of product, equipment, tools, and services need to be acquired. From manufacturing to construction, and from IT to pharmaceuticals, there are opportunities everywhere for contractors and subcontractors in procurement.
A procurement contractor in the pharmaceutical industry may need to compare pricing for key ingredients for a particular medicine. In the manufacturing industry, a procurement contractor may need to tender and select a company that offers professional cleaning services for industrial spaces.
An Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management, or EPCM contractor is responsible for tendering and establishing contractual agreements with external contractors, vendors, subcontractors, and sub-vendors within the construction management sector.
Regardless of the sector, procurement contractors must know the required products well to know exactly what to procure and become successful in doing so.
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Procurement Analyst (w/m/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Infrastructure
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 3 years
Sie sind für das Konzipieren, Durchführen und Koordinieren der Maßnahmen des Procurementcontrollings und -berichtswesens verantwortlich Sie fungieren als Schnittstelle zwischen den Procurementabteilungen und diversen anderen Funktionen Sie übernehmen die Konzeptionierung, der gruppenweiten Rollouts sowie den Betrieb der im Bereich Procurement Analytics relevanten Strategien, Methoden, Prozesse und Systeme Sie sind in standortübergreifende Optimierungsmaßnahmen mit eingebunden
Procurement Manager (m/w/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Pharmaceuticals
Expertise: Purchase
Experience: 5 years
Sie verantworten die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Beschaffungsstrategien, um die Einkaufsziele des Unternehmens zu erreichen Sie indentifizieren und evaluieren potenzielle Lieferanten, inklusive Vertragsverhandlungen und Lieferantenmanagement Sie überwachen und analysieren den Beschaffungsmarkt, um Preisentwicklungen und Trends zu erkennen Sie bauen Lieferantenbeziehungen auf und pflegen diese
Contracts & Procurement Manager
Location: Vancouver
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Purchase
Experience: 5 years
Be a courageous safety leader, leading by example and fostering a proactive safety and sustainability culture based on the common values on health, safety, environment, and communities shared by the asset owners As a member of a multi-disciplinary project team, collaborate and influence project activities to unlock the value of the resource through strategic investments, and the advancement of development options Manage the project contracts and procurement group and enable success by developing, recommending, and implementing contracting and procurement strategies, for both consultant studies and field program activities, as well as implementing strategies that best support project objectives Collaborate with external Legal Counsel, and other asset owner commercial groups, to develop, integrate and deliver best-practice project contract and procurement practices, policies, procedures and templates for management approval Manage and support Contract and Procurement Leads and other partners on all aspects of the Contracting and Procurement process Support and advise scope owners for interpretation of legal and commercial terms and the application of those terms to handle issues / disputes / claims. Step in as a leader to proactively resolve issues that arise between contractors/vendors and project teams with integrity. Proactively provide guidance to General Manager / Project Director / Project Services Manager and the broader project team regarding contract and procurement management strategies, options, and considerations throughout all stages of contracts and purchase order lifecycles Ensure all personnel are advised on and follow contracting and procurement policies and procedures, and ensure project team members are informed on any changes to the delegation of authority protocol and change management processes Prepare contract and procurement management plans, and reports as required Build, foster, and maintain relationships with the Tahltan, relevant team members, external service providers, and contractors Promote the company's commitment to sustainability, the environment, and health and safety, through leading by example, and demonstrating integrity, sincerity, and openness to feedback Contribute to a culture of teamwork across all constituents and stakeholders Foster a culture of open communication, focus on building relationships across the organization, with the Partners and external audiences, and invest in developing talent within the organization by providing recognition, challenge, and mentorship
Category Procurement Manager
Location: Hengelo OV
Branche: Information Technology
Expertise: Purchase
Experience: 3 years
You lead or support the full procurement process as needed from requisition until end of contract ensuring competitiveness, quality and timely delivery. You are able to negotiate and bridge gaps to satisfy the needs of your stakeholders as well as coaching other Category Buyers. You are able to lead cross functional teams through the Category Technology Teams between Procurement, Engineering and Supply Chain in developing strategies, implementation and managing the supply base. Managing internal and external stakeholders is key in building close relations with your suppliers in order to make supplier knowledge and competitiveness available to the benefit of Thales products and services.
Lead of Procurement
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Establish and maintain alignment with the PMT on project procurement needs, objectives and requirements, through effective compliance with project procurement processes and procedures.Establish project coordination procedures for procurement, through the review and approval of all procurement related procedures including applicable tools and templates including but not limited to; PSE, MSR, SSR and others that may from time to time be developed for use in the project.Work with Contractor to develop and implement overall and individual purchasing plans (seek input from Project Sourcing Specialists as appropriate).Prepare and seek approval from the appropriate authorities for any deviations from the procurement plan, policies and procedure in consultation with the relevant teams (technical, planning, operations, and Supply team) for all aspects of procurement including cost adjustments, change orders and claims.Report project procurement activities including progress, issues and concerns and steps taken to mitigate impact and negative consequences.Implement effective expediting mechanism to ensure timely delivery of all packages, equipment and material in line with the project schedule, including appropriate logistics to support all planned deliveries.Plan for effective use of Contractor’s materials management system to ensure efficient management of delivered materials to eliminate issues associated with poor material management and lack of material traceability and shortages.Interface with project Spare Parts Coordinator for planning, processes, alignment and procurement of all project spares and ensure timely delivery to achieve project RSPL objectives.Assist Quality and Contractor in evaluation of prospective vendors and the review and approval of critical vendor documents. team, shall expedite the advanced review critical documents and queries where necessary.Establish and maintain functional working relationship with the business manager and provide support and procurement advisory to the project manager as required from time to time.
IM-KM Contractor
Location: Bangalore
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 2 years
Position: IM-KM Contractor (Information Management and Knowledge Management)Contract: 6 months + 6 months; to be reviewed periodicallyClose collaboration with and support to IM-KM Advisor – Strategy ExcellenceDeclassification of MC and Confidential documents, with initial focus on IGU & DSRLabelling of documents and support NRD process, with initial focus on IGU & DSRMigration of declassified (& other relevant) documents to archival folders on SCoP HubMigration of documents from old to new SharePointAs advised by IM-KM Advisor, support MC SharePoint creation and closure.
Procurement & FF Expeditor
Location: Milan
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Purchase
Experience: 3 years
Efficient management and expedition of procurement and freight forwarding activities. Ensuring timely delivery of goods and services to meet project demands. Maintaining clear and effective communication between suppliers and project teams.
Head of Construction - SIMOPS
Location: DOHA
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Providing visible safety leadership and care for people in line with LNG and the Project vision.Leads SIMOPS management, including relevant site work management processes such as LOTO,JSAs and PTWs. Shall be flexible and team orientated. Support Construction, SHEs and Commissioning Managers as the leader and owner of SIMOPS execution process. Works closely with other disciplines to effectively deliver the scope.Champion on-site SIMOPS, LOTO and PTW awareness and safe performance. Actively visits site to assess work management procedures and provides leadership to Contractors and Sub-Contractors to ensure SIMOPS, LOTO and PTW procedures and systems are fully understood and implemented by all.Liaise with internal/external groups as and when required e.g. LNG Major Projects, HSE&Q, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, etc.Support and participate in constructability and construction readiness reviews identifying improvement opportunities with the contractor team.Drive schedule compliance assuring Contractor delivery in line with the path of construction, L3/4 schedule and project milestones.Analyze construction progress and productivity reports, identifying contractor improvements across direct and indirect activities.Ensuring Contractor controls change in accordance with project procedures, identifying schedule and contractual impact.Supporting the Advanced Work Packing process and system compliance, identification and resolution of constraints to support schedule delivery.Lead construction completions compliance (punch closure to MC) to CSU. Providing Coordination and managing discipline interfaces.
Commissioning Lead (Mechanical)
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Coordinate the activities of the EPC contractors, vendors and subcontractors, if required, to ensure quality assurance and production timing of the Mechanical deliverables is in accordance with the approved project execution schedule and budget.Support tender process for EPC ITTs and develop EPC ITT packages for Mechanical discipline for future EPC projects in accordance with the approved project execution schedule and budget.Support various EPC PMTs by reviewing documents and/or attending workshops/meetings when requested to ensure quality timing of electrical deliverables is in accordance with the approved project execution schedule and budget.Analyze technical attachments and scope description of all electrical related purchase orders to ensure compliance with scope description in related contracts.Maintains close liaison with Mechanical Leads, Head of Facilities and Facilities Team counterparts and gains alignment on Mechanical system engineering needs, objectives, and requirements.Responsible for being knowledgeable of lessons learned from previous projects with the same contractor and capturing and communicating Electrical system engineering and design lessons learned for the current project.Assesses Contractor capability and ensures Mechanical system engineering or other technical support is available to address gaps if required.Stewards the Mechanical system engineering schedule and critical milestones (LLI procurement, engineered equipment procurement; ROS dates, etc.); develops and stewards recovery plans to address any schedule delays.Verifies that the EPCs Contractor provides all contract documents for Mechanical system scope, including those referred to in the contract if required.Verifies that the EPCs Contractor controls the Mechanical system scope, i.e. accurate and timely progress measurement and reporting if required.
Head of Commissioning
Location: DOHA
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Providing visible safety leadership and care for people in line with LNG and the Project vision.Responsible for overseeing the overall pre-commissioning & commissioning activities and works for the Project, ensuring EPC Contractor delivery of all aspects related to preparation, coordination, planning and execution of the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with the Project Schedule.Participating in engineering (Plot Plans, HAZOP, SIL assessment, 3D Model) and Constructability Reviews that are essential for a proper planning and execution of the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities and work.Participate in factory acceptance tests of critical packages and equipment when required.Provide concise but comprehensive weekly and monthly reporting to the PMT, including actions and mitigations as applicable.Provide leadership to his team to drive decisions for multi-discipline issues.Drive alignment and decision making between the various stakeholders.Anticipate technical issues, changes in the work, delays and potential claims from the EPC Contractor and escalate to the relevant personnel.Ensuring Contractor controls change in accordance with project procedures, identifying schedule and contractual impact.Understand interdisciplinary dependencies to be able to make judgements on overall commissioning decisions having multi-disciplines impacts. Apply risk management techniques to facilitate decision making. Validate RFC, RFSU certificates, Gas-In certificates and associated dossiers before signature by Commissioning Manager.
Commissioning Lead (Electrical)
Location: Doha
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Coordinate the activities of the EPC contractors, vendors and subcontractors, if required, toensure quality assurance and production timing of the Electrical deliverables is in accordancewith the approved project execution schedule and budget.Support tendering process for EPC ITTs and develop EPC ITT packages for electrical disciplinefor future EPC projects in accordance with the approved project execution schedule andbudget.Support various EPC PMTs by reviewing documents and/or attending workshops/meetingswhen requested to ensure quality timing of electrical deliverables is in accordance with theapproved project execution schedule and budget.Analyze technical attachments and scope description of all electrical related purchase ordersto ensure compliance with scope description in related contracts.Maintains close liaison with Electrical Leads, Head of Facilities and Facilities Team counterparts and gains alignment on Electrical system engineering needs, objectives, and requirements.Responsible for being knowledgeable of lessons learned from previous projects with the samecontractor and capturing and communicating Electrical system engineering and design lessonslearned for the current project.Assesses Contractor capability and ensures Electrical system engineering or other technicalSupport is available to address gaps if required.Stewards the Electrical system engineering schedule and critical milestones (LLI procurement,engineered equipment procurement; ROS dates, etc.); develops and stewards recovery plansto address any schedule delays.Verifies that the EPCs Contractor provides all contract documents for Electrical system scope,including those referred to in the contract if required.Verifies that the EPCs Contractor controls the Electrical system scope, i.e. accurate and timely progress measurement and reporting if required.
Onshore Construction Lead (Structures)
Location: DOHA
Branche: Conventional Energy
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 5 years
Ensuring adherence to all safety protocols and regulations during fabrication process.Manages and ensures successful execution of Onshore Brownfield structures fabrication project components to meet prioritized objectives (Safety, Quality, Schedule, and others, as appropriate).To supervise and control the activities of the Contractor/Subcontractors related to the Structure fabrication, Mechanical Completion, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning to ensure that it comply with contractual requirements, project documentation and applicable International Standards.To check the constructability aspects, as well as the compliance to all technical requirements, of the deliverables provided by the Engineering Team Contractor.To review deviations to LNG construction standards for comments with Contractors / Subcontractors input, to deliver a consistent dossier (documents, materials, procured and fabricated items, pre com/com dossiers, as built …) for the construction activities.Identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required.Review Contractor’s progress reports and reports for all the activities, highlighting critical problems, drifts and dysfunctions if any.To Liaise with Contractors/Subcontractors for all structure subjects, MC, Pre-commissioning and commissioning to ensure the Contractors/Subcontractors progress follow up and reporting.To Participate to Risk Assessments, kick off meetings and Pre-Job Meetings, pre-Simops visits, technical meeting etc. as required in accordance with Company's referential.To participate in REX and Lessons Learned for the Company.
Common procurement contractor responsibilities
Procurement contractors are responsible for performing a range of business purchasing tasks. Responsibilities may include:
- Supporting development and implementation of purchasing or sourcing strategies using market and competitive data;
- Coordinating strategic purchasing projects to improve internal business processes that help reduce cycle times and enhance efficiency;
- Implementing supplier strategies and liaising with suppliers on delivery schedules;
- Driving procurement strategies to meet cost savings targets;
- Creating monthly performance reviews and reports;
- Ensuring compliance in all procurement transactions;
- Preparing and administering contracts and purchase orders;
- Reviewing cost and pricing proposals;
- Evaluating vendor proposals to ensure that all requirements are met;
- Confirming that terms and delivery dates are accurate;
- Evaluating the competence of vendors and reviewing their invoices for accuracy;
- Maintaining a database of vendors' performance and product quality;
- Coordinating with vendors on continuous quality improvement;
- Delivering outputs in compliance with relevant timelines, budget and requirements, and in line with customer needs and demands.
Qualifications for procurement contractors
Procurement or purchase engineers should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
Additional supporting skills and experience include:
- 1-3+ years of procurement experience;
- Excellent sales and negotiation skills;
- Quick to grasp core business processes, market demands, and needs;
- Proficiency in using diverse procurement and supply chain management software systems;
- Proven experience in sales and project management;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to be able to work easily with suppliers, engineers, and other diverse team members.