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Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.\nAbout the role\nJob SummaryThe Senior Procurement Engineer is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities for engineered equipment, fabricated packages, subcontracted services, and project buyouts supporting Process Solutions projects and operations.\nThe role owns procurement strategy development, supplier management, commercial negotiations, supplier risk mitigation, project procurement execution, and cost optimization initiatives while ensuring compliance with company policies, quality requirements, ESG standards, and project specifications.\nWith increasing business demands, this role serves as the procurement focal point for complex and high-value procurement packages, providing leadership, guidance, and expertise to project stakeholders and procurement team members.\nMain tasks and responsibilities:\nStrategic Sourcing & Procurement Leadership\nDevelop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with project and business objectives.\nLead procurement planning activities for assigned projects and strategic sourcing initiatives for bidding jobs.\nDrive cost competitiveness through supplier benchmarking, market intelligence, and best-cost qualified sourcing.\nDevelop best-cost-country sourcing strategies while collaborating with stakeholders in maintaining quality, technical compliance and delivery requirements with Procurement Rights in mind (Right product, right quality, right suppliers, deliver at the right time to the right location)\nIdentify and implement value engineering opportunities together withEngineering and Project teams.\nDrive procurement productivity, cost reduction, and working capital improvement initiatives.\nProvide guidance and mentoring to Procurement Engineer(s)\nStrong alignment to Procurement KPIs\nProject Procurement Management\nLead procurement activities from requisition to final delivery for critical project packages.\nDevelop project procurement plans and procurement schedules.\nParticipate in project kick-off meetings and provide procurement execution strategies.\nManage procurement of engineered equipment, fabricated packages, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, skids, electrical and instrumentation systems, valves, piping, structural components, and subcontracted services.\nEnsure procurement activities comply with project specifications, client requirements, budgets, and project milestones.\nIdentify project procurement risks and develop mitigation plans.\nSupport project teams in resolving commercial and supply-chain challenges.\nSupplier Qualification & Supplier Management\nLead supplier identification, qualification, and selection processes.\nAssess supplier manufacturing capabilities, quality systems, certifications, technical competence, and financial stability.\nSupport and participate in supplier audits together with Quality and Engineering teams.\nManage strategic supplier relationships to improve cost, quality, innovation, and delivery performance.\nConduct supplier performance reviews using established KPIs.\nDevelop supplier improvement programs and corrective action plans where required.\nSupport Approved Vendor List development and supplier rationalization initiatives.\nCommercial Evaluation & support in Technical Evaluations\nLead & approves commercial bid evaluations and support technical bid evaluations in collaboration with Engineering and Project teams.\nFor Critical Packages: Analyze supplier proposals based on commercial competitiveness, technical compliance, manufacturing capability, and execution risk.\nFor Critical Packages: Review supplier exceptions, deviations, clarifications, and qualifications\nEnsure technical and commercial recommendations are properly documented and approved.\nSupport Sales in Costing evaluations for major packages/projects\nCommercial Negotiation & Contract Management\nLead negotiations covering pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, warranties, liquidated damages, contractual terms, and risk allocation.\nNegotiate framework agreements and long-term supply agreements where applicable.\nSupport claim management, variation orders, dispute resolution, and contract administration activities.\nEnsure contracts adequately protect Sulzer's commercial and operational interests.\nDrive continuous commercial improvement through supplier negotiations and market analysis. \nExpediting, Inspection & Logistics\nMonitor manufacturing progress for assigned packages that Project Managers cannot handle and disseminate to Procurement Engineer where possible\nSupport Quality for coordination of inspection activities, witness points, FATs, and supplier quality requirements.\nWork with suppliers, logistics providers, expeditors, and project teams to ensure on-time delivery.\nIdentify and resolve supply chain disruptions that may impact project schedules.\nEnsure accurate milestone tracking and delivery updates within SAP and other procurement reports/systems.\nCompliance, Sustainability & Risk Management\nEnsure procurement activities including the subordinate(s) comply with company policies, Delegation of Authority (DOA), procurement procedures, and contractual requirements.\nPromote ESG principles and sustainable procurement practices throughout the supply chain.\nEnsure NDAs, Code of Business Conduct acknowledgments, screening sanctions, and other compliance requirements are completed.\nMonitor supplier risks including capacity constraints, geopolitical risks, single-source exposure, quality concerns, and financial stability.\nSupport internal and external audits where required.\nDocumentation & Reporting\nEnsure complete procurement records are maintained in SAP and related\nprocurement systems.\nMaintain proper documentation supporting supplier selection, bid evaluations, negotiations, and award decisions to be ISO auditor worthy\nPrepare procurement reports covering: Cost savings (including design to cost & cost avoidance), Supplier performance, Project procurement status, Risk registers & lesson learns, Payment terms, OTIF and other Procurement KPIs\nPresent procurement updates to Head of Procurement and project stakeholders.\nQualifications:\nRelated work experience\nMinimum 10-15 years of procurement experience within EPC, Oil & Gas, Energy, Chemical, Process Equipment, Industrial Manufacturing, or related industries.\nProven experience managing procurement of engineered equipment and major project buyouts.\nStrong experience with pumps, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, skids, packages, mechanical equipment, electrical and instrumentation systems, and subcontracted services.\nDemonstrated track record in supplier negotiations, cost reduction, and project procurement execution with Entrepreneurial mindset\nExperience working in multinational and matrix organizations.\nExperience managing complex projects and 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