project procurement manager

KBR, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Project Procurement Manager in Chennai to lead procurement scope across large-scale projects, including buyers, expediting, logistics, and material management. The role interacts with global procurement leadership in Chennai, Houston, and London, and may require international travel.

Responsibilities include establishing procedures, ensuring safety and compliance, and driving cost reductions through effective supplier management and schedule-driven execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, engineering, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of international procurement leadership experience in a global EPC environment.
• Experience driving cost reductions in complex, schedule-driven projects.
• Proven ability to work with diverse international stakeholders and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Establish project procurement procedures aligned with KBR practices to meet client and project needs.
• Execute procurement with focus on safety, regulatory compliance, quality, schedule and budget.
• Identify issues and coordinate timely corrective actions with the project team.
• Proactively manage changes and ensure clear communication across disciplines.
• Collaborate with Engineering and report progress to Project and Senior Management.
• Review status with clients, management, and project leads; align on goals.
• Build supply chain capabilities, manage resources, and develop the team.

Skills

Team management

International stakeholders

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain Management

Tools

Power BI

E-procurement tools (e-bidding/e-auctions)

Job description

Job Description:

Title

Project Procurement Manager

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a Project Procurement Manager to guide the management of the entire Procurement scope, including directing and coordinating Procurement Management, Buyers, Expediting, Logistics, Inspection and Material Management on an assigned project and/or FEED or Portfolio of Projects. This role is responsible for all deliverables such as project specific terms and conditions, man-hour estimates, staffing plan, procedures. The Project Procurement Manager will report and communicate actively with Procurement Department Management in Chennai, as well as Senior Procurement Management in Houston and London.

• May require worldwide travel on short notice***

Majority of work will be in support of US based projects & work schedule will reflect those time zones.

Responsibilities

• Establish project procurement procedures that align with KBR work methods to ensure deliverables meet the individual client and project requirements
• Appropriate execution of Procurement in terms of safety, compliance with rules and regulations, quality, schedule and budget
• Identify problems and coordinate with the project procurement team to correct
• Proactively manage changes
• Ensure effective communication among project disciplines
• Collaborate with Engineering
• Report problems in a timely manner to the Project and Senior Procurement Management
• Review project status with clients, management and project leads
• Build supply chain capabilities and grow the team, resource management and development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field
• Typically has 5-10+ years of international experience as a Project Procurement Manager in a global EPC company executing contracts in key industries, such as oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, hydrogen and chemical with typical procurement experience ranging from 15 - 20+ years
• Has strong experience in team management
• Ability to work with international stakeholders
• Proven track record in cost reduction programs, complex schedule driven work environment, & with “lump-sum” and “reimbursable” business
• Competency working with Suppliers from China, India, Korea and other best cost countries
• Highly proficient in purchasing and subcontracts, including bid, evaluate, award cycle, execution of agreements, execution of changes, price and schedule negotiations, and commercial strategy
• Strong presentation skills in order to flow goals and directives to effectively communicate commercial solutions and concepts to procurement personnel, non-procurement personnel, and Clients & to convey strategies and statuses to all stakeholders
• Expertise with e-procurement tools, such as e-bidding or e-auctions & Power BI
• Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record in cost reduction and control

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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