Turner construction

Senior Procurement Specialist - Lighting

Turner construction$100K — $152K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; 8+ years progressive procurement experience, preferably in commercial construction or large-scale projects.
  • Knowledgeable about various building construction types and project requirements.
  • Ability to interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, and procurement schedules.
  • Experience in analyzing supplier proposals and documenting procurement recommendations.
  • Project management capabilities, with effective multitasking in complex environments.
  • Proven supervisory skills with experience giving performance feedback and coaching team members.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and implement the SourceBlue competitive procurement process, including RFQ/RFP development and bid management.
  • Establish bidding procedures and prepare bid documentation, ensuring all requirements are met.
  • Act as the liaison between project teams, suppliers, and procurement leadership, while supervising the procurement team.
  • Analyze project specifications and scopes of work to manage procurement processes.
  • Negotiate scopes and pricing during bid awards, ensuring alignment with project needs.
  • Finalize Recommendation of Award documentation for the preconstruction lead.
  • Support continuous improvement efforts in procurement processes and tools.

Benefits

  • Flexible medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with financial benefits.
  • Paid vacation, wellness/sick time, and holidays.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • Employee referral bonuses and end-of-year appreciation pay.
Full Job Description
Division:
SourceBlue

Project Location(s):
New York, NY 10001 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:
30-40%

Job Type:
Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:

Job Family:
SourceBlue

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

This position can be performed from any Turner office location.

Position Description:
Conduct and leadcompetitive sourcing and evaluation of complex equipment and scope packagesacross multiple projects or categories, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project requirements. Manage procurement process from scope review to bid coordination and award recommendations, working closely with SourceBlue Preconstruction team, project staff, suppliers, and procurementleadership. Facilitates review of procurement materials to ensure completenessand ready for award, supervise procurement staff, and support talentdevelopment and operational improvement efforts.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct and lead implementation of SourceBlue (SB) competitive procurement process through bid evaluation and Best and Final Offer (BAFO)processes for assigned projects, including Request for Questions/Proposals (RFQ/RFP) development, bid management, analysis, negotiations, and award recommendations.
  • Establish project-specific bidding procedures, prepare bid documentation, and review and address comments on bid lists
  • Serve as key liaison between assigned project teams and stakeholders, including business centers, suppliers, and procurement leadership, while supervising SB Procurement team and supporting talent development, operational consistency, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Establish thorough understanding of project drawings, specifications, and scopes of work; to manage procurement development process and finalization of scopes of work for assigned procurement packages and to ensure clarity, completeness, fully vetted, and in alignment with project needs.
  • Oversee scope alignment process, bid clarifications, revisions, and Best and Final Offers (BAFOs), provide process guidance to SB Procurement team as needed.
  • Engage in negotiations of scope and pricing through to bid awards.
  • Finalize and issue Recommendation of Award (ROA) documentation, including assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, and approved alternates to SB Preconstruction lead.
  • Collaborate with internal teams responsible for supplier prequalification to support informed sourcing decisions.
  • Oversee review and escalation of scope gaps, construction issues, and technical questions identified during bid and procurement activities.
  • Contribute recommendations to continuous improvement reviews for developing and implementing procurement standards, tools, and best practices.
  • Support and participate in SB procurement system initiatives, data accuracy, reporting, and adoption of new platforms.
  • Analyze procurement data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for cost savings or performance improvements.
    Provide coaching and supervise daily work activities for SB Procurement team, participate in hiring process, conduct onboarding for new hires, deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with individual and team development needs.
  • Promote and represent the company and its services to key stakeholders as an industry leader. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned


  • Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree from accredited program in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field of study, and minimum of 8 years of progressive procurement experience, preferably within commercial construction, large-scale project environments, or supplier experience desired, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
    • Construction industry experience and knowledgeable of building construction types
    • Ability to interpret, contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project and procurement schedules
    • Knowledge of estimating, construction costs, scheduling, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, general contract and subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, and familiar accounting and cost control procedures
    • Experience analyzing supplier proposals, including pricing, scope alignment, qualifications, and documenting procurement recommendations
    • Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis
    • Project management skills, able to manage high volumes of work and ability to move projects forward in a complex environment in a timely manner
    • Supervisory experience required; able to observe performance, identify areas of development, and deliver performance feedback
    • Interpersonal relationship building skills; ability to engage and secure partnerships with broad range of contacts in construction and supply chain industry, and effectively works across organizational levels and across company
    • Negotiation skills with ability to influence and engage others
    • Advanced presentation delivery skills; anticipate needs and tailor communications appropriately
    • Process and critical thinking skills with sound judgement decision-making and problem-solving skills
    • Knowledge of continuous improvement culture, concepts, principles, methods, and tools
    • Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications with intermediate Excel skills, knowledge of SharePoint, and collaboration tools
    • Limited travel

    Physical Demands:
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfullyperform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of thisjob, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel,crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls,and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision,depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionallyrequired to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short andlong distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly liftand/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

    Work Environment:
    The workenvironment characteristics described here are representative of those anemployee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, theemployee regularly works in an office setting. The noise in the workenvironment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performingthe duties of this job, the employee occasionally works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weatherconditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee isrequired to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, andapplicable laws.

    *The salary range for this position in NJ is estimated to be $98K-$139K annualized*
    *The salary range for this position in Seattle is estimated to be $100K-$140K annualized.*
    *The salary range for this position in Denver is estimated to be $90K-$138K annualized. *
    *The salary range for this position in California is estimated to be $110K-$160K annualized. *
    *The salary range for this position in Chicago is estimated to be $90K-$129K annualized. *
    *The salary range for this position in NY is estimated to be $100K-$152K annualized*

    TurnerConstruction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental and visioncoverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account,Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identitytheft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
    Inaddition to our extensive benefit offerings, we provide paid vacation,wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement,employee referral bonuses, and end of year appreciation pay.


About Turner construction

Turner Construction Company is a construction company that specializes in building commercial, cultural, and institutional buildings. The company is a subsidiary of the German construction company Hochtief. Turner Construction has completed many notable projects, including the United Nations Secretariat Building, Madison Square Garden, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York City.
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