Responsible for ongoing management of purchasing strategy and activity and for ensuring optimal supplier performance and price. Develop and implement a strategy to ensure the function is operating in line with the objectives of the business to add value, mitigate supply chain risk and deliver cost savings. Lead and manage a team of Buyers to deliver the appropriate support to the business to ensure corporate and business development objectives are met. Work alongside the senior management team in contributing to overall business objectives.

Role:Perform as a Senior Category Manager is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the execution and implementation of all aspects of Sourcing for the assigned business area.Serves as primary liaison between assigned business area and enterprise supply chain management for program and sourcing initiatives from proposal through execution. Ensures implementation of common processes and systems across business operations.• Oversee, solicit, and award over $250M subcontract and agreements, and ensure critical supply needs are met.• Manage supplier consolidation, standardization, and performance.• Serve as a liaison between business areas and supply chain management.• Develop and implement a sourcing strategy focused on cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and quality improvement.• Select, develop, and manage strategic suppliers to meet business needs.• Plan and implement a smooth transition process for new suppliers.• Use tools and techniques to manage supplier relationships and identify improvement areas.• Assist business units with quality issues, supplier delivery problems, and ensuring on-time supply.• Negotiate and execute successful negotiation strategies for agreements and contracts.• Develop and implement new commodity agreements, including Master Sourcing Agreements.• Develop and implement IDIQ agreements for various services to reduce costs, consolidate suppliers, and improve quality.• Develop proposals for MHE/NTV leases, labor services, DFAC, and waste management services.• Perform cost analysis across the supply chain.

Role:Perform as a Senior Buyer for providing procurement and supply chain assistance for US Army materials requirements in various regions of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. • Establish supplier sources, negotiate prices and delivery dates, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.• Complete purchase orders (POs), secure approvals, and process payment requests.• Provide guidance to requesters on procurement actions and assist with complex requirements.• Maintain purchase order and subcontract files, ensuring proper follow-up and administration.• Coordinate requisition requirements with requesters.• Prepare reports for compliance with laws and company policies.• Review purchase requisitions and place orders with approved suppliers.• Negotiate prices, quality, delivery terms, and settle supplier claims.• Expedite supplier deliveries to meet commitments.• Evaluate and select suppliers, create bidders lists, and issue inquiry packages.• Analyze client solicitations and recommend outsourcing needs to proposal teams.• Monitor subcontractor performance and manage deliverables and invoices.• Build relationships with business units to align procurement strategies with company goals.• Develop, negotiate, and manage moderate-risk subcontract agreements.• Administer contracts from cradle-to-grave, including T&M, IDIQ, and FFP contracts.• Serve as the main point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and management.• Conduct site visits to establish new suppliers.• Collaborate with Purchasing Management on project status and tasks.• Perform additional duties as assigned by senior management.

Role:Perform as a Field Purchasing specialist for providing procurement and supply chain assistance for US Army materials requirements in various regions of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.• Provide procurement and supply chain assistance for US Army materials requirement in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.• Adhere to US Government procurement regulations.• Identify and source vendors in the region for cost-effective procurement.• Negotiate favorable pricing and delivery terms with vendors.• Train colleagues on procurement processes.• Collaborate with various departments in the supply chain.• Maintain effective communication with end-users and suppliers.• Manage annual renewal of commodity agreements and conduct performance reviews with vendors.• Create purchase orders through SAP.• Manage vendor sourcing, qualification, and development.

Role:Administering entire gamut of vendor sourcing and development functions in the company.Undertaking vendor qualification process and reference check to qualify them for business with KBR.Undertaking preparation of RFQs for supplier’s selection.Conducting face – to – face meetings with vendors & through phone.Organizing training programs to educate vendors to quote for Requests for Quotation (RFQ) through the KBR Website.Identifying & developing cost effective vendor/supplier base for cost effective procurement of materials, spares and equipments.Assessment of performance of the vendors based on various criterions such as quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit terms, etc.

Administering entire gamut of vendor sourcing and development functions in the company.Undertaking vendor qualification process and reference check to qualify them for business.Conducting face – to – face meetings with vendors & through phone.Assess Vendor quality processes via the applicable risk-based audit methodology (questionnaire, remote, or onsite).Performs the critical administrative functions necessary to maintain the Vendor Qualification Tracker, Vendor Files and records, and the Approved Vendor List.