Supply Chain Specialist - Houston, TX

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Project Overview:
Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:
In this role, you will support material planning and/or material coordination for a large project site. Planning will include implementation of the Material Management Plan. Coordination will include serving as a liaison between Project and Field Procurement and Construction for accurate reporting of materials. Your efforts will ensure the site receives materials required for work package installation.  

Major Responsibilities:
Implements the Material Management Plan and coordinates the specification, identification, and quantification of materials with Engineering and Construction during the front-end execution activities in the project office
Follows a strict set of guidelines to optimize the materials planning work processes for key material commodities
Ensures consistent material identification methodology and clearly defined responsibilities between project functions and the commodity work processes that allow for an efficient and economical Purchase and Supply process
Identifies any “special” or potentially lengthy approval requirements that could impact the timely issuance of the key engineering deliverables that drive the materials work process
Identifies, in coordination with Engineering, critical design drawings and data required from suppliers that may affect the timely issuance of other design deliverables or are needed by Construction well ahead of material delivery
Assists Engineering in implementing the project’s component numbering approaches, as required by sound materials management practices and the project Automation Plan, including tagged materials, bulk materials, and spares
Verifies that material requisitions clearly identify required pay items and reflect a level of detail in which materials will be shipped and identified for storage and control prior to distribution to Construction for installation
Assists in identifying out-of-sequence engineering deliverables or lengthy approval requirements that could impact the timely issuance of the key engineering deliverables that drive the materials work process
Maintains direct working relationship with Project Controls, Discipline Engineers, Supply Chain, Automation Support and/or Construction Coordinator to ensure that construction personnel are provided with materials to support the completion of the construction work
Monitors Engineering and Supply Chain deliverable schedules and ensures will meet the construction schedule

Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10  years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of supply chain, procurement, materials management, expediting, and logistics principles
Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across project teams, suppliers, and other stakeholders
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn and effectively use supply chain and project systems