Senior Procurement Manager

Arcadis

Meriden (CT)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Arcadis seeks a Capital Project Procurement Manager to oversee high-value equipment, materials, and services for multi-million dollar construction projects. You will integrate site engineering, procurement, finance, and legal teams to deliver on time and within budget.

The role requires 20+ years in large capital projects, proficiency with Coupa/Ariba/Autodesk/ERP, and credentials such as CIPS or PMP are preferred. Experience in diverse markets and strong decision-making are essential.

Qualifications

Requires engineering or contracts management background for large capital projects USD$50m+.
Proven experience in capital procurement for complex projects."
Professional credentials such as CIPS or PMP are preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee the procurement of high-value equipment, materials, and services for multi-million dollar projects.
Develop and implement PPP (Project Procurement Plan) and CMP (Contract Management Plan) for projects.
Lead tender development, management, and cross-functional collaboration with global engineering, finance, health & safety, and legal teams.
Negotiate contracts and manage conformance across designer/construction/specialist third-party supply and build elements.
Maintain SRM (Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management) and monitor performance through pre-award to warranty periods.
Benchmark costs and implement cost-avoidance and savings strategies; adjust plans based on data-driven insights.
Manage change orders and assess data to decide go/no-go decisions throughout project phases.

Skills

Capital procurement

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Cost/benchmark analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision making

Analytical thinking

Change order management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Business Administration/Procurement & Supply Chain/Quantity Surveying

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

Autodesk

ERP systems

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking a Capital Project Procurement Manager that is responsible for overseeing the acquisition of high-value equipment, materials, and services for major construction or industrial projects. This role operates at the intersection of site engineering, capital procurement & supply chain, finance to ensure complex projects multi-million dollar are delivered on time and within budget.

The role encompasses work task and management through the Source, Tender, Contract, Procurement of services and equipment’s in specific projects within this role.
Stakeholder engagement, joint assessment and analysis of the scope of project and investment timeline
Work with Project Management Team in setting out task and activities through all project phases – develop RACI
Develop and define the Plan - Project Procurement Planning (PPP), Contract Management Planning (CMP) for Project
Early and Continuous estimating through such techniques as Analogous, Parametric, Bottom Up, Three Point or fact-based data.
Procurement Strategy: Developing and executing project-specific sourcing methodologies for capital investments within the Plan
Contracting & Execution Model, Task Activity Planning & Scheduling in Project schedule development work to Capital Procedures.
Assess differing strategies such as EPCMV, Design Bid Build, Design Design & Build, A/E CM ‘As Agent’ v ‘At Risk’ & differing pricing strategies.
Pre-qualification define RFI & Prequalification Step with Project Team. Supplier, Vendor, 3rd party Market Screen. Management with Team Support.
Tender Scope Development & Tender Management: Leading large-scale tender policy & processes, tender management cross functionally with Team
Negotiation Strategy and Plan – develop and set out target(s) for required Schedule, Scope and Pricing to ensure we meet schedule, ensure we control baseline and contingency.
Contract Negotiation & Contract Conformance: Managing contractual & commercial negotiations for complex Designer/Construction/Specialist 3rd party supply & build elements.
Cross Functional Stakeholder Collaboration Partnering with Global Engineering, Site Engineering, Finance, Health & Safety, Legal teams (internal/external), Risk defining company specifics within tender & contract
Vendor & Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Monitoring vendor and supplier performance from pre award through to warranty completion timeframes – weekly/biweekly/vendor plant & site visits maybe required.
Benchmarking throughout all phases of the development is a necessity and the PPM will be expected to point out, discuss and detail Benchmark requirements and how we get to the data (historic/current or 3rd party) - Based upon global volume derive competitive benchmark data to drive competitiveness in proposal/negotiations - PPA = Purchase Price Analysis and b) CPA = Cost Price Analysis (OH&P, Prelims, Material & Labor Rates, Multipliers) - Candidate with have a Project Controls Mindset (pre contract/post contract controls) of 3rd parties, main contractor, sub-contractors. - Maintain a continuous forward assessment & analysis of future planned activities/dates of all parties within the Project Procurement Schedule.
Targeted Savings Plan (Soft and Hard Savings) - Define Savings Strategy and work methods into the PPP Project Procurement Plan with the Global Category Manager for Design & Construction - Based upon budget compilation set out a targeted savings plan (utilizing = cost reduction techniques/value engineering/competition/benchmarking/remeasure of work/consolidate & leverage volume) - what levers are being applied to derive Hard/Productivity Savings (rate reduction year on year), depreciation % and Capital Avoidance Savings, baseline setting and record against contract sum or 1st price v last price
Change Order Management, define the process within the contract, assess and analyze data and determine with key Stakeholders whether we have a go/no go in terms of change order requirements throughout the development phases of the project (these are compared to financial/schedule/scope parameters of the project)
International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages
Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required. Will consider US domestic travelers and relocation.

Qualifications & Experience

Ideal Candidate will have a background in Engineering & or Contracts Management in Large Capital Projects USD$50m+.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in digital procurement and project management platforms like Coupa, Ariba, Autodesk, and ERP systems.
Experience: Candidate will have task and management experience for this role with 20+ years of experience in large-scale capital projects.
Education: A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, or Quantity Surveying.
Certifications: Professional credentials such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or PMP (Project Management Professional) are frequently preferred.
Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process
Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information
Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions.