Sr Principal PROC Lead, NA Turnaround OE

Come Join an Inclusive Team

• Assist the TA team in identifying required long-lead materials by commodity type for scheduled turnarounds, ensuring compliance with the Turnaround Excellence Model requirement that long-lead materials are onsite by T-3.

• Support the Procurement Buyers with any material procurement.

• Coordinate with TACT internal clients and material suppliers to communicate and meet turnaround long-lead time material requirements.

• Report out regularly to the Turnaround Procurement Manager, GPU Procurement Manager, TM Category Managers, and TA Procurement team on the overall turnaround material requirements. 
• Focus on long lead materials for any Turnarounds, which includes planning, contract reviews, compliance to strategies, and problem solving, supplier engagement, etc. 

A Day in the Life

• Responsible for supporting/executing Turnaround procurement TM strategies. 
• Responsible for tracking TA Lessons Learned for Long Lead materials via digital tools.
• Analyze continuous improvement opportunities to create efficiencies for TA Procurement.
• Engage suppliers early for scheduled turnarounds, communicating technical review deadlines and PO requirements to support T-3 milestone compliance.
• Drive and track process improvements by analyzing historical issues by material type and supplier base.
• Support TA buyers during TA execution for any TM related issues when needed. 
• Oversee TA Procurement material expediting and coach the team to strengthen expediting capabilities.
• Ensure accurate turnaround and job scope definition while maintaining strong market awareness.
• Establish and utilize a site/field support network to aid in the timely acquisition of required turnaround materials while achieving maximum overall cost effectiveness.
• Identify areas for improvement and continually drive performance and business results for TM suppliers and internal processes.
• Participate in periodic business review meetings with key business partners to assess risk, review future strategies, and improvement opportunities.
• Aide in coaching business partners on procurement processes and lead times associated with long lead materials.

You Bring This Value

• 5+ years related experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• 3 years of Turnaround Procurement experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Demonstrated experience working in SAP utilizing supply chain or procurement functionality is strongly preferred.

Competencies