Senior Director, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Company: KBR, Inc
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
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3 Days Ago job requisition id R2087953 Title:Senior Director,
Procurement and Supply Chain Management KBR is a leading Government
and Commercial Contractor supporting missions around the globe. We
help our clients with their most complex projects and programs. No
matter the mission, no matter the environment, we deliver! At KBR,
we partner with government and industry clients to provide
purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on
efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services,
proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to
handle projects and missions from planning and design to
sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean
or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible
on a daily basis. When it comes to mission-critical services, KBR
is always on the front line, helping keep the top defense
organizations around the globe operationally ready and on-target.
We understand what's at stake with national security. -That's why
we offer scalable logistics and supply chain support, best-in-class
asset management, and full lifecycle solutions that ensure
combat-ready equipment is ready 24/7 at strategic locations around
the world. The full range of our land-based capabilities includes
heavy equipment transport, prepositioned stock, supply chain
management, contingency and base operation support, and depot
maintenance and optimization. Regardless of the mission or
environment, all our services are guided by our Zero Harm
philosophy. KBR's Government Services - US has on opening for a
Senior Director, Supply Chain Management in its Readiness and
Sustainment Solutions(R&SS) Business Unit. The Senior Director,
Procurement and Supply Chain Management develops organizational
Procurement and Supply Chain Management strategies, manages a large
organization of Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals; and
builds the processes which guarantee the subcontracted services and
labor, including the procurement of and efficient movement and
storage of materials, work-in-process inventory, and of finished
goods from point of origin to point of consumption. DUTIES &
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Senior Director, Procurement and Supply Chain
Management is responsible for the organization's overall global
procurement and supply chain management requirements and
strategies, which includes but is not limited to the following:
- Define and implement comprehensive strategies for all aspects
of the company's global procurement and supply chain to reduce
costs, mitigate risk, improve quality, shorten lead-times, and
reduce inventories
- Develop and implement procurement and supply chain strategies
and plans that result in meeting or exceeding organizational
financial objectives, growth, and retention strategies
- As a value-added functional service, deliver targeted savings,
cost avoidance, and improvement performance in support of program,
projects, and organizational goals and objectives.
- Strong ability to develop and maintain a formidable network of
supportive stakeholders that continuously promote procurement as a
valued contributor to the success of the division and the
company
- Formidable ability to c ollaborate with Project Management, and
Operations to improve Product Lifecycle Management - spearhead
sourcing initiatives, establish strategic procurement agreements
and improved logistics approaches in new markets, territories, and
countries to support organizational growth objectives
- Develop and implement CONUS and OCONUS Supplier Relationship
Management and Supplier Performance Review strategies and plans; to
ensure successful Supplier Partnerships and exceptional performance
from key performing suppliers; delivering value over and above what
would normally be achieved.
- Ability to competitively bid and award multi-year Strategic
Agreements based on preferred terms and conditions, discounted
pricing, and strategic delivery methods and strategies using
best-value or technical-accepted-low-price approaches.
- Extensive knowledge of FAR, DFARS, AFARS and other Government
Procurement and Contracting requirements
- Extensive experience in ensuring compliance with DCMA Approved
Purchasing, Property, and Small Business Systems and exceptional
knowledge and support of DCMA Contractor Purchasing System,
Government Property System Reviews, and Small Business
Reviews.
- Ability to develop and deploy Self-Assessment Programs to
Self-Monitor compliance to Purchasing and Property System Policies,
Procedures, and other Government Requirements.
- Ability to take a leading role in the collaborative deployment
of harmonized procurement procedures, processes, and strategies
based on best practices and technical expertise.
- Process driven subject matter expert with extensive experience
in Supply Chain Management Technologies, ERP Systems, and clear
understanding of Purchasing Card Program and compliance.
- Extensive Experience leading large CONUS and OCONUS Procurement
and Supply Chain Organizations and cross-functional teams with
extensive international experience
- Strong communication skills; with exceptional written and
verbal skills; Strong public speaking ability; with ability to
communicate clearly to Senior Executive Leadership; A Team Player
with Exceptional Procurement Integrity and Strong Ethical
Leadership characteristics.
- Ability to develop and deploy successful Procurement and Supply
Chain Training Programs to develop procurement and supply chain
professionals and retain key talent.
- Extensive experience with supporting Proposal Development and
performing Color Reviews.
- Provide exceptional leadership to the Supply Chain teams
- Create structure, hire/train staff, develop personnel, give
direction, integrate /leverage global capabilities, and hold team
members accountable
- Challenge existing suppliers and to upgrade their capabilities
and introduce eCommerce/Punchout Catalog capabilities. Seek out
future potential supply partners who can help KBR advance to the
next level. Negotiate supply agreements with all global vendors and
suppliers
- Continuously develop/enhance supply chain productivity and
operational processes. Implement industry best practices for
forecasting, sourcing, risk mitigation, inventory, and vendor
management
- Develop supply chain effectiveness metrics and report regularly
on supply chain performance, utilizing the metrics
- Ability to Develop Industry Best Practice KPIs and SLAs and
develop strategies and programs to improve performance based on
comparisons to similar industries.
- Experience identifying, defining, and deploying RPA
capabilities; and Inventory efficiencies such as streamlined
processes using Barcoding and other RFID capabilities SKILLS &
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Extensive experience and knowledge of working Government Prime
Contracts with various agencies.
- Successful maintain approval of "Approved" (DCMA) Contractor
Purchasing System Review (CPSR) and Property Management
Audits.
- Proficient in working with Federal Acquisition Regulations
(FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) as well as
other agency acquisition regulations and/or supplements.
- Fifteen+ (15+) years of related verifiable experience in Supply
Chain Management to include Procurement/Subcontracts, Logistics,
Materials Management, Warehousing, and Property Management
preferrable supporting Government Prime Contracts; with 10 years in
leadership positions.
- Experience leading large Procurement and Supply Chain
Management Organizations
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or related field, Master's
Degree preferred with Supply Chain certifications.
- Top-Secret Clearance preferred or ability to obtain a
Top-Secret Clearance
- Strong Analytical Skills, Excel, Power BI, and Extensive
Understanding of ERP Systems
- Ability to align key stakeholders toward a common goal and
drive results and facilitate change
- Project Manage experience: ability to multi-task on multiple
requests from all departments
- Experience negotiating with vendors; ability to manage external
relationships REPORTING AND POSITION LOCATION This position reports
to the Government Solutions (GSUS) Vice President, Procurement and
Supply Chain Management This position is located in Houston, TX in
support of Government Solutions (GSUS) Readiness and Sustainment
Business Unit KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran
status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any
other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Days Ago KBR - Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.KBR brings
together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and
engineering solutions that help governments and companies around
the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.In
everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:We Value Our
People - We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each
person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has
opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.We Deliver -
We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative,
high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and
exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.We Are
People of Integrity - We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness,
prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what's right for the
planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for
business.We Empower - We empower our people with a shared purpose,
the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be
proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to
succeed.We Are a Team of Teams - We have a will to succeed, but we
value the achievements of our team of teams over individual
accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger,
more effective company.We have also embedded environmental, social
and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and
corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely,
sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our
capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their
sustainability goals.Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce
approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80
countries and operations in 40 countries.At KBR, We Deliver.Fraud
has infiltrated the job placement market via the internet, email
and direct phone contact. Attempts have included unauthorized use
of KBR's name and logo to solicit potential job seekers or to
extend false job offers. Bad actors may mix in fake job
advertisements with legitimate postings. These ads can include
contact instructions and require job seekers to send sensitive
personal information or money to pay for visa applications,
processing fees, etc., in exchange for consideration for a
high-paying position.KBR will never ask for any sort of advance
payment as part of the recruiting/hiring process. Candidate
profiles are carefully managed to protect personal information.
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