Strategic Capital Procurement Manager

JobRx, Inc.; Montevallo (AL); On-site; USD 115,700 - 161,966; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead owner-side procurement for pharmaceutical capital projects in the United States, including process equipment, utility systems, and automation. You will drive procurement strategy, supplier qualification, and contract awards to ensure GMP compliance and timely project delivery.

The role requires extensive experience with long-lead equipment, SAP/Ariba/Oracle, and a track record in pharma/biotech or chemical manufacturing projects.

Qualifications

• Procurement and contracting for pharmaceutical capital projects.
• Process equipment, utility systems, automation, construction packages, and specialty services.
• Vendor qualification, subcontractor prequalification, bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
• Long-lead equipment and procurement scheduling.
• GMP documentation, turnover packages, FAT requirements, and CQV deliverables.
• Fabrication, inspection, logistics, preservation, installation, and warranty requirements.
• EPC, EPCM, construction-management, and multi-prime delivery models.
• Purchase orders, subcontracts, change orders, claims, and supplier-performance management.
• ERP and procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage owner-side procurement for equipment, construction, subcontract, and professional-service packages.
• Develop and maintain the procurement plan, contracting strategy, package register, and procurement schedule.
• Review EPC and contractor procurement plans against schedule, technical, GMP, and contract requirements.
• Manage bidder prequalification, RFPs, bid clarification, technical evaluation, commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Manage vendor and subcontractor qualification.
• Oversee procurement of process equipment, utility systems, automation, electrical equipment, HVAC, laboratory equipment, and material-handling systems.
• Coordinate procurement requirements with Engineering, Technical, CQV, Quality, Construction, Automation, and Project Controls.
• Track purchase orders, subcontracts, vendor drawings, fabrication, testing, release, shipment, delivery, and installation.
• Maintain the long-lead equipment register.
• Manage expediting, vendor surveillance, inspection, FATs, logistics, preservation, and delivery coordination.
• Confirm vendor documentation supports commissioning, qualification, validation, maintenance, and regulatory requirements.
• Review commercial terms, payment milestones, change orders, claims, warranties, spares, and closeout requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and recovery actions.
• Manage commitments, procurement forecasts, schedule risks, and procurement reporting.

Skills

Procurement & contracting

Vendor qualification

Bid evaluation

Long-lead scheduling

GMP CQV docs

ERP procurement systems

Sourcing & logistics

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Construction

10+ years capital-project procurement

5+ years pharma/biotech/chemical project experience

Experience procuring long-lead equipment

SAP/Ariba/Oracle experience

CPSM/CPM/PMP preferred

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Oracle

Job description

Cumming Group is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead owner-side procurement for pharmaceutical capital projects in the United States, including process equipment, utility systems, and automation. You will drive procurement strategy, supplier qualification, and contract awards to ensure GMP compliance and timely project delivery.

The role requires extensive experience with long-lead equipment, SAP/Ariba/Oracle, and a track record in pharma/biotech or chemical manufacturing projects.