Procurement Specialist
- North America, United States
- Contract
- CAPEX Projects
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Specialist – Contracts & Construction to join our major, global pharmaceutical client on their latest new-build project based in Ohio, this is a large-scale greenfield capital project and investing more than $1bn.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for large-scale pharmaceutical construction projects, ensuring EPCM contracts are structured to meet business objectives.
- Lead contract negotiations with general contractors (GCs), subcontractors, engineering firms (A&E firms), and suppliers, ensuring commercial and technical alignment.
- Ensure all technical, financial, and legal aspects of procurement activities are thoroughly reviewed and approved before contract execution.
- Work closely with construction management teams to coordinate the procurement, delivery, and installation of critical capital equipment.
- Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure seamless integration of equipment and materials into the project schedule.
- Oversee vendor performance, ensuring all EPCM agreements align with project deliverables, construction milestones, and regulatory requirements.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage supplier and construction contracts, ensuring cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance with industry best practices.
- Serve as the primary liaison between legal, engineering, finance, and construction teams to facilitate contract execution and change management.
- Monitor contract compliance, ensuring that variations, scope changes, and claims are properly reviewed, documented, and resolved.
- Maintain oversight of EPCM-related procurement activities, ensuring that contractual obligations are met, and payments are made in accordance with agreed terms.
- Track progress payments, performance milestones, and warranties for major construction and equipment contracts.
- Work closely with project controls and finance teams to ensure CAPEX procurement aligns with cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
- Conduct job site visits at least three days per week when required to oversee contract execution, supplier coordination, and materials logistics.
- Maintain compliance with global procurement and construction policies, ensuring alignment with corporate, regulatory, and safety standards.
- Utilize e-procurement and contract management tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba) to streamline sourcing, contract administration, and supplier engagement.
- Ensure legal, quality, safety, and environmental standards are maintained across all procurement activities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Engineering, Construction Management, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Extensive experience in CAPEX procurement, construction contracting, or EPCM contract management within large-scale capital projects.
- Strong experience with construction contracts, supplier negotiations, and project execution in a regulated industry (pharmaceutical preferred).
- Expertise in EPCM contracts, working with general contractors, subcontractors, and engineering firms to ensure seamless execution.
- Proven ability to manage procurement and contracts for mega capital projects ($500M+) while maintaining compliance with construction industry regulations.
- Strong risk management, change order administration, and claims resolution experience.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience collaborating with engineering, project controls, automation, and finance teams.
- PMP, CPSM, or construction management certifications (e.g., CCM, Six Sigma).
- Experience working with GMP-regulated capital projects in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong working knowledge of SAP, Ariba, or other contract management systems.
- Experience supporting EPCM contracts for parenteral, API, or device assembly manufacturing projects.
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I have always received a highly professional & personable service from the team at QCS Staffing. They listen carefully to the specific requirements of available roles and work tirelessly to supply a pool of potential candidates and make the hiring and contract renewal process an easy activity to manage.
Global Pharmaceutical firm
We have worked together with QCS Staffing for seven years now and have always received a professional service. QCS Staffing's speciality certainly lies within their technical sourcing abilities and they have met our demanding requirements time and time again. Coupled with this are the integrity of QCS Staffing's people and their ability to deliver.
Global Pharmaceutical firm
Once again can I via you recognise the superb support I was given before, during and after this short contract. The support, was as usual professional and every friendly.
QA Specialist
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