Senior Procurement Specialist

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 the 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.
• Work closely with engineering, project management, construction, quality, and supply chain stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of six 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 in 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 using e-procurement, e-bidding, and strategic sourcing platforms.
• Professional procurement certification, such as CPSM, CPSD, or equivalent.