Senior Process Equipment Procurement Lead

NES Fircroft; Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Senior Purchasing Specialist to lead procurement for a major capital project in Huntsville, Alabama. You will oversee equipment, materials, and services procurement, driving strategies to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, quality, and operations teams, manage supplier relations, and monitor budgets and risks to ensure compliant and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, or capital project procurement.
• Minimum 4 years of experience procuring major process equipment.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, EPC, or EPCM projects.
• Experience functioning as a PMC and owner representative overseeing procurement activities of EPC contractors preferred.
• Proven success managing procurement activities for capital projects exceeding $250 million.
• Strong contract negotiation, commercial management, supplier management, and change management experience.
• Experience working with global suppliers and international project teams.
• Proficiency with procurement systems, sourcing technologies, Power BI, and analytics tools.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a complex project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement of major process equipment, materials, and services for a large-scale capital project.
• Execute sourcing strategies that support project cost, quality, schedule, and safety objectives.
• Manage supplier selection, bid evaluations, contract negotiations, and purchase order execution.
• Coordinate the procurement and delivery of long-lead equipment and critical project materials.
• Monitor supplier performance, manufacturing progress, logistics, and contract compliance.
• Develop strong supplier relationships and drive commercial value through effective negotiations.
• Identify supply chain risks and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
• Partner with engineering, construction, quality, operations, finance, and project controls teams to support project execution.
• Track procurement budgets, forecasts, commitments, and performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, quality standards, and procurement policies.
• Utilize procurement systems, analytics, and reporting tools to support decision-making and performance tracking.
• Provide regular procurement status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to project leadership.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline

Tools

Power BI

Analytics tools

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Senior Purchasing Specialist to lead procurement for a major capital project in Huntsville, Alabama. You will oversee equipment, materials, and services procurement, driving strategies to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets.

You will collaborate with engineering, construction, quality, and operations teams, manage supplier relations, and monitor budgets and risks to ensure compliant and on-time delivery.