Job Description

Position Title: Procurement Director
Location: Magdeburg

About Arcadis DPS Group Arcadis
DPS work at the frontier of facility delivering innovative and ground-breaking solutions for our clients on the most exciting and high-profile projects around the world, designing some of the most complex and specialized facilities under construction today.

Our European business is growing, and we are recruiting key team members. Look no further if you would you like to work on one of the biggest and leading-edge construction projects in the world and be part of a winning team. People with skills, knowledge, and expertise like yours underpin our success. A career at Arcadis DPS is truly rewarding, with excellent benefits and opportunities to develop your technical and professional development. We respect and support each other to create one Arcadis DPS team.

We are dynamic, we create space for ideas, independent views and challenging the status quo. We have a diverse workforce and embrace different views and perspectives.

Look no further if you would you like to be part of a vibrant dynamic team that delivers world class engineering, design, and project management for industry leading clients around the world. If you have what it takes to work with us, apply today.

Position Summary
The role is to work directly with our key clients in the Semiconductor industry to aid them in the development of their contracts and contracting strategies for completion of their projects.

This role will focus on Semiconductor projects and the successful candidate will be expected to have in depth experience in the design and construction of Semiconductor Facilities.

The Procurement Director will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the contracting strategy, developed in conjunction with the client, is achievable in the German Construction market.

The director will be responsible for stakeholder management, including coordination of departmental or cross-functional/cross-organizational teams as well as communication within the organization, outward to other internal groups and external contractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and assist with negotiating, structuring, and management of contractual documents that establish business relationships with vendors, customers and/or partners.
• Review documents that protect the company's contractual posture and ensure adherence to company policy.
• Liaison with the Intel Law Department (Construction Legal) and Intel's construction procurement contract managers (FCM's) on the above and keep them apprised of developments at the site.
• In conjunction with Construction Legal, advise site and corporate construction management of contractual rights and obligations and provide interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Design, development and implement system which is required for contractor management.
• Responsible for all aspects of Contracts Management
• Finalization of Basebuild and Tool install construction contracts.
• Preparations of monthly valuations, processing a valuation of variations, providing information and advice to the Engineering and Management team and reporting to the Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor.
• Construction procurement and supply chain management
• Sourcing and on boarding of sub-consultants
• Implement governance and project management standards within MCPE.
• Responsible for the production of monthly supplier score cards and improvement plans.
• Identifies ways to create value and minimize legal risk, utilizing effective contracting abilities. Uses negotiation tactics and strategies with internal and external customers and suppliers to optimize value.
• Perform routine contracting or contract administration functions, such as reviewing procurement documents for completeness, processing procurements involving standard specifications, gathering, and analysing data for use by others, or writing portions of solicitations, contracts, and supporting documentation.
• Results Orientation. Efficiently and accurately completes all work in a timely manner. Takes initiative to proactively resolve issues. Is organized, manages time effectively, and balances workload to meet requirements. Conducts business with uncompromising integrity and is able to clearly present information through spoken or written communication.
• Administering contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties; (3) terminating contracts by analysing, negotiating, and settling claims and proposals; (4) planning, establishing, or reviewing contracts, programs, policies, or procedures; (5) formulating and administering policies and procedures to insure achievement of Intel’s facilities and construction goals, such as those affecting supply chain constraint, labour surplus/constraint areas, and supplier diversity business firms; (6) developing acquisition strategies and directing or managing procurements;
• Role model standard business processes, ensure compliance with corporate, fiscal, legal, environmental, and risk management policies in order to minimize and limit corporate liability, manage risk, and optimize value.
• Provide expertise on construction contracting methods, understanding the relationship between contractual responsibilities and assignment of risk, and a basic understanding of relationship between construction costs, quality, and schedule.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Construction Law, Architecture, or Engineering. Master's degree is a plus.
• Have a minimum of 15 years of related experience in semiconductor supply chain management, commodity management, contracts management, or construction project management.

Essential Skills

• Knowledge and skill to draw conclusions and make recommendations by analysing facts and conditions, and making comparison of prices, discounts, delivery dates, or handling charges.
• Knowledge of arithmetic practices used in business (e.g., discounts and warranties) sufficient to compare prices on recurring types of procurements, e.g., standard commercial items.
• Knowledge and skill to apply guideline material by reading and interpreting procurement regulations and technical material, and translating the guidance into specific actions, e.g., assisting in the preparation of solicitation documents.
• Knowledge of report writing techniques to present factual information clearly, to write procurement memoranda and minutes of meetings, and to draft simple contract provisions and supporting documentation.
• Knowledge of commonly used contracting methods and contract types relating to the performance of pre-award, post-award, and/or contract price/cost analysis functions when the contract actions are well defined, and precedence exists.
• Familiarity with business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements sufficient to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and contractor performance.
• Skill in dealing with others in a work relationship to present information orally and to accomplish a given purpose.

DPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. DPS does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by country, regional or local law.