POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Global Edge is an award-winning recruitment agency connecting projects worldwide with the industry’s most talented project professionals. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Subcontracts Manager for a leading global industrial gases company based in Houston, Texas.
Your primary role will be to develop, negotiate, implement, and maintain competitively advantageous sourcing strategies, engineering, and construction contract services arrangement to enable world class execution for the construction of industrial gas plants.
The successful candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in preferable Engineering or Civil, with experience in managing construction, engineering, and EPC contracts. He/she will have a proven track record of executing construction and EP/EPC contracts in large and Mega scale projects. The incumbent must possess outstanding leadership and influencing skills, along with strong business acumen, and excellent organization and time management skills.
The Senior Subcontracts Manager will be responsible for developing, negotiating, implementing and maintaining competitively advantageous supply strategies and contract arrangements to improve competitiveness and enable world-class projects execution.
The individual will be expected to take ownership for preparing, modifying and leading commercial negotiations of engineering, construction and EPC type contracts. Prior experience in awarding and managing EPC & construction contracts is a must. The candidate is expected to bring substantial expertise in managing risks and function independently as a primary commercial advisor for proposal and project execution teams.
The successful candidate will be expected to understand and challenge technical specifications, commercial practices, operating practices and business processes with a focus on driving cost reduction initiatives. He/she will understand and promote current best-in-class sourcing strategies and methodologies across the industry, therefore strong sourcing, organizational, written, and negotiating skills are required.
The individual will also, on an as-needed basis, provide additional execution support with project execution or our operating plants and facilities around the world. Travel will be required for this position both short & long business trips of one or two weeks periodically throughout the year.
Overall travel is expected to be 20%
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Embody the 4S culture of Safety, Speed, Simplicity and Self-Confidence
- Work with Global Product teams (engineering, technology, commercial Product Management) supported business and functional organization to achieve goals.
- Develop strategies and lead the commercial contracting negotiations for construction subcontract categories aligning to project requirements.
- Identify and qualify EPC companies, engineering & construction contractors meeting the companies requirements.
- Develop base intelligence strategies to ensure the company benefits from the latest supply offering
- Bring innovative solutions to maximize value proposition for products and bid opportunities.
- Effectively utilize e-Sourcing tools to launch inquiries and receive contractor quotations/proposals.
- Develop efficient bid tabulations and lead sourcing reviews with cross functional teams.
- Develop and negotiate framework engineering agreements to support the companies competitive offering.
- Monitor, communicate, and respond to changing market conditions and business drivers to maximize leverage and minimize risk.
- Lead cross-functional teams involved in supplier discovery.
- Identify, develop and manage contractors; understand safety, commercial and capacity risks.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and maintain interface at senior level within their organizations.
- Act as an escalation point for contractor interface for project execution issues when relevant
- Effectively participate in Continuous Improvement activities.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS):
- Strong influencing, communication, and facilitative skills, including cross cultures and geographies,
- Ability to bring teams together to achieve targets and goals
- Ability to work cross functionally within the company
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) technical and non-technical information, internally and externally.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent negotiation and contracting skills.
- Strong understanding of macro-economic factors
- Financial and Business acumen
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent knowledge and proficiency with the Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, One Note) and collaborative tools.
- Good Knowledge of SAP and requisition to pay processes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree level qualified
- Bachelor of Engineering (preferably Mechanical / Civil) degree is advantageous.
- Master of Business Administration is advantageous.
- 20 years of work experience in an EPC or Oil and Gas company.
- Experience in contracts and contractual language.
- Excellent oral and written English proficiency is a must. Second language is advantageous.
The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business.