Procurement Manager (Life Sciences)

Cumming Management Group•Lake Oswego, OR

About The Position

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! At Cumming, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 ranking in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! We are a global consultancy in the real estate, engineering, architecture, and construction space that has doubled in size every 4 years since we were founded in 1996. Today, we are over 2,800 people strong globally with exponential growth still ahead of us. We are looking for a Procurement Manager to support the construction for a key life sciences client in Hillsboro, OR. Come join our team!

Requirements

Experience and understanding of best-in-class procurement processes using multiple various contracting methodologies.
Advanced excel abilities, must be comfortable with; conditional formatting, dashboard creation, pivot tables, etc.
Advanced skill level in Excel and intermediate knowledge of Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of On-Screen Takeoff and/or Success Estimating Software is a plus.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management/Engineering, Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture is highly preferred. A combination of education and work experience will also be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

Develop new and review existing procurement processes to ensure our client has a best-in-class procurement system.
Using advanced excel techniques create tools that the procurement team can use to improve and standardize results across the client's data center portfolio.
Work with contract managers to ensure financial reporting to senior client personnel is accurate and timely.
Work with senior client personnel to deliver EOM reporting and financial reconciliation with other stakeholders.
Present and train new contract managers on use of newly created tools.
Procure equipment and services for data center projects.
Review and administer change orders for live data center projects.
Other duties as assigned.
Attendance at work during normal business hours.