Purchasing Professional Associate
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- At least 2 years applicable experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
This position is responsible for procurement transactions associated with subcontracting of services. The incumbent has working knowledge and understanding of procurement concepts, principles and practices, and the techniques of ensuring task completion. The incumbent understands the role of procurement and its integration with other project functions, accomplishes value-added expectations, and performs assignments in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Your impact
This position is responsible for procurement transactions associated with subcontracting of services. The incumbent has working knowledge and understanding of procurement concepts, principles and practices, and the techniques of ensuring task completion. The incumbent understands the role of procurement and its integration with other project functions, accomplishes value-added expectations, and performs assignments in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Subcontracting assignments typically will consist of professional or technical services, and major construction services, or may be assigned as the lead for all subcontracting on a small project
- Utilize established policies, procedures, systems, and tools
- Advises to stakeholders how to create requisitions and helps them in understanding the overall Procurement process
- Administers Procurement Agreements and change orders (modifications)
- Reviews invoices related with subcontracts and ensures that invoices are approved in accordance with terms and conditions agreed within the agreement
- Evaluates facts surrounding purchase subcontract-related problem areas and applies remedies to resolve it
- Maintains subcontracting documentation in a repository
- Identify and advise management of subcontract-related risks
- Prepare bidder lists, qualify bidders, prepare requests for quotation/proposal, and conduct bid evaluations
- Recommend source selections, lead purchase order negotiations
- Ensure applicable prime contract flow-downs are identified, addressed, and included in assigned subcontracts
- Assist in the preparation of proposal deliverables, including pricing of subcontracted services, execution approach narratives, and labor hour estimates for subcontracting
- Coordinates with project or departmental personnel in performance of the subcontracting activities
- Bachelors Degree
- At least 2 years applicable experience
Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage procurement transactions for subcontracted professional, technical, and construction services, including agreements, modifications, invoices, and related documentation. Support sourcing and proposal activities, negotiate purchase orders, identify subcontract risks, and coordinate procurement work with project stakeholders.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree and at least two years of applicable experience are required. The role calls for working knowledge of procurement practices and the ability to manage subcontracting activities in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Skills
- Procurement
- Subcontract Administration
- Contract Management
- Change Order Administration
- Invoice Review
- Risk Identification
- Bidder Qualification
- Request for Proposal Preparation
- Bid Evaluation
- Source Selection
- Negotiation
- Contract Flow-Downs
- Proposal Preparation
- Pricing
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Procurement Documentation
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Categories
- Logistics
- Construction
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Procurement
- Subcontracting
- Professional Services
- Technical Services
- Construction Services
- Procurement Agreements
- Change Orders
- Invoices
- Terms And Conditions
- Risk Management
- Bidder Lists
- Bidder Qualification
- Requests For Quotation
- Requests For Proposal
- Bid Evaluation
- Source Selection
- Purchase Order Negotiation
- Prime Contract Flow-Downs
- Proposal Deliverables
- Subcontract Pricing
- Execution Approach Narratives
- Labor Hour Estimates
- Procurement Policies And Procedures
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Procurement Documentation