At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Buyer!
Your work environment at EXP
In this role, you will be a part of the Procurement Team , of the Oil & Gas and Chemical Sector based in Houston, Texas office.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Prepare and issue invitation to bids using the company Procurement system, expedite responses and serve as the single point-of-contact for Supplier clarifications.
- Supplier Qualifications.
- Under the supervision, negotiate best prices and commercial conditions with suppliers within budgetary limits and scope of authority, manage contractual negotiations in line with legal recommendations and facilitate or lead Pre-Award meetings or proposal clarification meetings with suppliers and Project personnel to ensure alignment.
- Prepare commercial bid tabulations with Recommendation of Award.
- Prepare and issue Purchase Orders and amendments per the assigned Delegations of Authority and manage supplier acknowledgements.
- In alignment with the Project Team, maintain relationships with key suppliers in assigned category or categories to provide maximum utilization of their expertise, ideas, methods, market intelligence, best practices and material application in order to achieve the best value. Effectively share knowledge with the category network and with our project teams.
- Manage expediting of major equipment and bulk material and supplier documentation for allocated Purchase Orders.
- Updating and maintaining of the expediting status report using the Procurement systems to monitor and track the status of supplier deliverables.
- Assist construction with overages, shortages, damaged, and quarantined equipment.
- Assisting accounts payable confirming milestones have been met for payment.
- Coordinate with the Project Team to release orders for shipment.
- Leads supplier conference calls or meetings for the resolution or mitigation plans of key or critical issues to ensure alignment with project expectations.
- Maintains the highest level of ethical and professional standards of conduct as established by the organization while recognizing specific behaviors, which contributes to Procurement fraud.
- Provides onboarding and training support, mentoring and development of team.
- May serve as a recognized expert on a specific category or categories of supply.
- Assists the procurement team on the preparation of reporting and KPI measurement (e.g. savings report).
- Efficient utilization of company systems, tools and excel spreadsheets.
- Develop and maintain Project procurement files in a prescribed and consistent manner including the adequate and timely close-out of Purchase Orders and at times, leading the completion of performance assessments for selected suppliers.
- Other duties as assigned.
What your experience looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business management, engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum 2 years project buying experience in related field of Chemical, Oil & Gas, or Energy.
- Prefer expediting and logistics experience on major projects.
- Prefer experience on US government projects.
Our story
With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.
Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.
What makes us different
The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.
Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com .