Corporate Procurement Planner

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Corporate Procurement Planner

At KBR, we partner with government and commercial clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions to governments as well as the top tier energy clients. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our more than 37,500 employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, embedding sustainability at every life cycle phase. Procurement is fundamental to our delivery and collaborating with our supply chain on sustainability is important to build trust, strengthen relationships while improving KBR’s and our supply chains sustainability performance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis and without our supply chain we cannot do this.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions. As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

KBR uses both bespoke and commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems – experience in the administration and configuration of some of the below COTS application would be advantageous:

• Deltek Costpoint (ERP/Supply Chain Module)
• MS Dynamics (ERP/Supply Chain Module)
• SAP (ERP/Supply Chain Module)
• SharePoint

The opportunity

The Corporate Procurement team is looking for a skilled and Supply Chain professional with proven ability and experience in Procurement Planning to interface and coordinate between the functional stakeholders, Procurement execution team and vendor Management to plan and schedule requirements, changes and monitor orders/status.

The Procurement Planner will be responsible and engaging with business partners on critical business requirements for purchase requests.

Who are you?

We are looking for an individual who is solution oriented, detailed, and organized to drive timelines while maintaining compliance. An Individual who can take the initiative and work independently as well as part of a team, with the ability to dive into the detail and build positive stakeholder relationships (no matter the circumstances). Responsible for both planning and monitoring requirements to ensure of a schedule of orders to conform to delivery dates, who is a natural project manager who is willing and able to roll their sleeves up and get the job done, while keeping inclusivity, dignity, and respect at the heart of what they do.

The Procurement Planner will be responsible for the direct execution of the following duties:

• Engaging with business partners on business requirements for purchase requests,
• Gathering all necessary requirements from the business stakeholders during the planning and requisitioning phase, ensuring accuracy and completeness prior to engaging Procurement,
• Creating the purchase requisition and submitting the action request with the procurement execution team,
• Generating and maintaining purchase requisition reports, monitors status/ cycle-time.
• Developing an effective and accurate system for monitoring and purchase requisitions,
• Monitoring trends across corporate management categories (e.g. IT, HR, Travel etc), including data and stats that supports total volume forecasting, exception reporting and other stakeholder required information,
• Change Management,
• Providing timely updates and analysis to Corporate Procurement Sourcing/Execution partners to identify scenario planning opportunities,
• Communicating fully with others who have a need to know.
• Ensuring that the metrics used to evaluate compliance and performance are properly tied to business outcomes and bias-free, and that the associated communications around these metrics are clear, with a clear focus on managing and mitigating risks,
• Complying with and following all procedures to ensure adherence with company policy.

Qualifications

• An understanding of typical supply chain processes.
• 5+ years’ experience using MRP/ERP computer systems (SAP, Costpoint, MS Dynamics preferred)
• Experience supporting large/diverse user groups.
• planning and/or master data management experience
• Data and metric oriented for decision-making

Required Skills / Experience

• Clear communication of information in a ‘stakeholder ready’ format.
• Forward thinking, receptive to innovative ideas and suggestions, flexible, and able to look beyond the current way of doing things.
• Ability to work across multiple initiatives adjusting to shifting priorities.
• Proactive and able to work under own initiative. Have the ability to learn quickly, work as part of a team or independently, have a logical approach to problem solving and have an awareness of current business practices and an interest in the way organizational processes work.
• Solid work ethic with attention to detail.
• Organized – ability to plan, prioritize and delegate where required.
• Excellent interpersonal and client-handling skills, with the ability to manage expectations and explain technical information in appropriate detail,

Location/Travel Requirements:

• Full-time
• Agile working (home based)

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer. We Deliver — Together.

In compliance with the U.S. federal government’s vaccine mandate, only candidates who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have a reasonable accommodation or approved medical exception will be considered for this position.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.