Procurement Manager/Assistant at The Fountain Group

Title : Procurement Assistant - Capital Projects

Location : Conshohocken, PA

Duration : 9 Months – possible extension

Responsibilities:

· Managing and leading vendor contract negotiations, developing and implementing MSA's, OTA's and SOW through EMarketplace Contracting (eMC) –Supplier Contracting Services.

· Responsible for managing the procurement of Capital Equipment with our external partners - Negotiating payment terms, payment milestones and package discounts during commercial bid evaluations.

· Circulating fully negotiated package recommendations to System Owners and the Project Procurement, Engineering, PMO & Construction Leads for approval before sending to Project Controls Analyst to create an official Purchase Order.

· Supplier relationship management - issuing RFI/RFP/RFQ's to external stakeholders (local suppliers where possible), negotiating effectively and ensuring appropriate risk management is undertaken.

· Preparing weekly and monthly project updates for Core Team Meetings, Townhalls and Sponsors meetings.

· Liaising with our project partners at weekly project procurement update meetings.

· Directly responsible for project managing the procurement of Laboratory & In Process Testing IPT Equipment

· Facilitating and negotiating Project Partner Contracts for Procurement, Engineering & C&Q activities on Project.

· Working cross-functionally with Quality, Operations, PMO, Engineering and various System Owners/ System Users.

· Escalating procurement issues to our project partners and joining regular calls with the vendors to resolve all issues.

· Presenting procurement updates at the monthly project Townhalls.

· Managing the delivery of Non-EU equipment, identifying and securing bottom line customs duty savings, involving strong stakeholder management.

· Identifying, achieving, and reporting procurement cost savings for the project.

Qualifications:

· 8 plus years of experience in related field

· BA required