Remote-Eligible Capital Projects Category Lead

LSB Industries, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LSB Industries in Oklahoma City is seeking an experienced and dynamic Category Manager – Capital to join our Procurement team. The primary function is to provide procurement support to the Capital Projects group for equipment, materials and services in development and execution of capital projects to deliver best-value outcomes while mitigating risk.

Reporting to the Corporate Procurement Director, you will develop and execute category strategies, lead RFQ/RFPs, negotiate supplier terms, draft

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact (for assigned categories) between Procurement and Project Managers & Engineers and the commercial interface with suppliers & contractors to ensure cost, quality, and delivery objectives are met
• Collaborates with the Projects team to develop project procurement strategies, plans, and schedules
• Identifies opportunities to aggregate volumes for enhanced commercial terms based on multi-year Capital Plan
• Leads and manages RFQ/RFP process from issuance to facilitating technical bid analysis & evaluation with the Project team
• Leads supplier/contractor negotiations to ensure optimal commercial and contract terms
• Drafts & executes agreements (including Purchase Orders) with commercial terms and technical documentation while adhering to corporate policies & risk mitigation strategies
• Manage agreements in accordance with applicable payment & overall project schedules
• Manage & track equipment & material status through delivery including warehousing and temporary/long-term storage as necessary
• Monitor and manage supplier performance to include timely resolution of issues/risks to cost and/or schedule
• Communicate execution to Project Procurement Plan (to include issues/risks) to Project team
• Qualifies prospective suppliers via on-site assessments of their manufacturing/testing facility and quality management system; Subsequently performs periodic quality audits at qualified suppliers’ facilities
• Monitor and report on category performance, including benefits contribution (cost savings/avoidance), cost/price benchmarking, and supplier performance metrics

Job description

LSB Industries in Oklahoma City is seeking an experienced and dynamic Category Manager – Capital to join our Procurement team. The primary function is to provide procurement support to the Capital Projects group for equipment, materials and services in development and execution of capital projects to deliver best-value outcomes while mitigating risk.

Reporting to the Corporate Procurement Director, you will develop and execute category strategies, lead RFQ/RFPs, negotiate supplier terms, draft