Integrates Procurement in the project management process and project teams at an early involvement during sales phase. Handles, controls and monitors all Procurement and if required Purchasing activities in a project. Establishes and maintains preferred supplier lists (e.g.FPL) and introduces Procurement/Sourcing strategies targeting maximum contribution to the operating result under the consideration of product/service availability & quality and guaranteeing the observance of the Procurement processes described and optimizing deployment of resources.
1. Early Involvement during sales phase
Review and monitor the sales funnel (e.g. Philos, etc.) in order to ensure the involvement
of Procurement.
Meet with cross-functional partners and participate in project/sales meetings to provide
procurement market and preferred supplier information at an early stage to optimize
supplier selection, internal workflows and processes.
2. Project Procurement standards
Establish proper sourcing processes, control all Procurement resources & activities in the
project or area of responsibility and inform all involved within Procurement to deliver
targets and meet requirements relating to budget, availability, and quality. Apply
3. Analysis
functional needs.Identify particular Procurement risks, opportunities, potential changes, claims and market
forces during the entire project, together with Commodity Management, to avoid potential
damage / exploit potential.
Provide categorization of prevailing risks at PM040.
4. Bid preparation / Contribution to increased hit rate
Support project calculation with reliable and up-to-data cost data.
Include (supplier) innovations and preferred supplier/product portfolios that improve
5. Strategy definition and implementation
utilization of master contracts), as well as identify solution approaches and improvement
potentials to ensure alignment with the strategic Procurement targets as well as overall
6. Negotiation
Lead contractual and price negotiations and/or support the specialist buyers responsible
for particular material fields (in particular those not covered by any Commodity
Management) to secure project targets with optimum conditions e.g. Total Cost of
Ownership (ToCO). Conduct eSourcing activities on the basis of ANC.
7. Contract Management
Ensure that mitigation of Procurement risks, changes to original scope of supply and
covered in a way that mitigates the own risk exposure.
8. Project Controlling / Reporting
Clarify internal indicators for project controlling and compile all relevant information to
ensure resources availability, status, transparency and alerting of deviations.
9. Supplier Management / Preferred Supplier List
conduct supplier qualifications & project-specific supplier evaluations (project evaluations)
and supplier development activities. Follow-up with suppliers in regards to NCC costs.
10. Knowledge management and documentation
Be proactive and forward systematically all relevant Procurement information (e.g.
updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants
and relevant cross-functional partners up to date. Sensitize cross-functional partners for
Procurement related practices processes and metrics.