Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

K  is providing Project Management Services encompassing Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning phase execution supporting K ’s client Sonangol’s multi-billion-dollar grass roots Lobito Refinery Project in Angola Africa. The Procurement for the Project will be performed by the Owner’s EPC Contractor in their three resource centers located in China and on site in Angola where practical.

The Procurement Specialists will be K ’s home office Procurement representative along with K ’s China Project Management assigned Team performing K ’s contractual obligations to Owner. The candidate for this position will need to be fluent in Chinese and English, interface with K ’s Home Office Center in Houston and other worldwide K  Resource Centers during the EPC Project phases of execution.

• Oversight of the procurement work carried out by the EPC Contractor’s Procurement Team
• Ensure EPC Contractor adheres to all procurement requirements and specifications included in the EPC Contract with Owner, this includes use of only approved vendors, inclusion of all guarantees and extended warranties required to meet the start-up, testing and operation period, logistics, quality assurance, progress measurement, records and reporting etc.
• Review and analyze EPC’s submitted Procurement Status Report for status and forecast dates for every purchase order on a regular basis
• Validate EPC’s Contractors material and equipment delivery schedules to Project schedule requirements and identify any gaps to K ’s Project Controls and Project Management Teams for follow ups required
• Monitor the EPC’s Contractors Material Control System to ensure that it properly tracks the location and status of all materials from purchase order to field receipt with proper storage
• Work with EPC’s Contractors Inspection Manager to define the requirements for Owner’s inspections
• Support and conduct joint and/or independent inspections of critical equipment and materials to verify the status and quality meets the contractual requirements
• Coordinate with Owner on the review of Inspection and Test Plans, as well as witnessing performance testing of critical equipment

The China based Projects Integrated Teams will work out of the Owner’s EPC Contractor’s main resource center located in Tianjin China for Engineering and Procurement phase execution and Construction/Commissioning planning

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 7 + years of directly related progressive experience
• In lieu of formal education 15 + years of directly related experience

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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