Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist for a contract opportunity with our client in Richmond, Virginia.
Overview
The senior procurement specialist provides execution support for major capital projects and serves as the primary commercial interface for assigned equipment, materials, and service packages. This role manages cradle-to-grave procurement activities while supporting project safety, quality, schedule, cost, and operational objectives.
Responsibilities
- Execute cradle-to-grave procurement activities, including sourcing, bid solicitation, commercial evaluation, supplier selection, contract award, administration, and change management.
- Manage procurement of major equipment, materials, and services to support project execution objectives and schedules.
- Lead commercial negotiations involving pricing, contract terms, delivery schedules, scope changes, and claims resolution.
- Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships while monitoring supplier performance related to quality, schedule, delivery, and commercial requirements.
- Support procurement planning, risk mitigation, cost reduction initiatives, reporting, governance compliance, and procurement closeout activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
- Minimum of 6 years of procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing sourcing events, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, contract awards, and commercial administration activities.
- Experience supporting EPC, EPCM, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, manufacturing, refining, LNG, petrochemical, chemical, or similar industrial capital projects.
- Experience working within schedule-driven project environments and coordinating cross-functional project stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting global procurement organizations and international project execution.
- Experience supporting lump-sum project procurement environments.
- Experience with major equipment commodities, including static equipment, rotating equipment, instrumentation, electrical equipment, and piping commodities.
- Experience utilizing e-procurement, e-bidding, and strategic sourcing platforms.
- Professional procurement certification, such as CPSM, CPSD, or equivalent.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.