Project Procurement Advisor

About Baton Rouge

Located on the banks of the Mississippi river in southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the state capital with more than 800,000 residents (the second largest city in the state). Famous for its fusion of cultures, Southern hospitality, diverse cuisine and college football, it is also a significant port and a major industrial and petrochemical center.

Our Baton Rouge operations began in 1909 and have grown into an integrated complex that includes the Baton Rouge Refinery, the third largest refinery in the United States, the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant and several other plants and terminals. Its scope of products produced includes everything from traditional gasoline and diesel fuel to sophisticated chemical compounds that are used in diapers, shampoos, truck bed liners, makeup, crayons and hundreds more!

As the second largest employer in the state, our daily challenges include safely operating eight interconnected sites on a round-the-clock basis. We’re required to constantly adjust and respond to fluctuating markets and resource availability. We oversee the production of more than 2.9 billion pounds of products annually, while constantly searching for ways to improve and optimize our operations.

Our Baton Rouge complex is known for more than its size. In 2016, three of the six manufacturing plants that received Distinguished Safety Awards by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association were located at the Baton Rouge complex.

Learn more about what we do in Baton Rouge here.  

What role you will play in our team

The Project Procurement Advisor is a key, integrated member of a major capital project team, responsible for carrying out planning and execution of all activities related to purchasing, expediting, logistics, field materials management, EPC subcontracting and construction. Depending on project strategy, the PPA may oversee the activities of an EPC Procurement and/or in-house Procurement organization. PPA involvement on a project spans from early Stage 2 through Stage 4 facility handover to Operations, and may include support of both large, complex projects and smaller regional projects.

What you will do

Focus areas and activities of the PPA will shift depending on the current stage of the Project. In early project stages, the PPA supports phase activities such as development and implementation of internal project materials management and contracting / subcontracting strategies.  As the project nears execution phase, the PPA will shift to oversight of purchasing / subcontracting execution by the EPC contractor and/or in-house procurement group, ensuring effective progression of the endorsed project purchasing and materials management strategies.

• Drive development and endorsement of key strategies related to project procurement such as project procurement plans, strategies, development and execution of long lead equipment contracts and purchase orders, materials management plans, project logistics impact assessments, subonctracting plans, field material management strategies, etc
• Provide oversight to procurement (FEED/EPC Contractor or in-house procurement organization) and subcontracting activities through all phases of the project development and execution, including review of FEED Contractor/EPC documents and plans, evaluating award recommendations, monitoring progress, escalating and driving resolution of issues and non performance, driving close out activities
• Act as a single point of contact for all procurement activities on the project, which includes liasing with the broader ExxonMobil global procurement organization (project contracting, category management, global sourcing, supply chain and logistics, operations), leveraging and managing EPC and supplier relationships and driving implementation of ExxonMobil’s global procurement strategies in projects, etc
• Act as a commercial expert leveraging market intelligence and project sourcing best practices to project team and EPC, to drive value, cost and schedule improvements in projects through procurement activities.
• As applicable, mobilize to field to oversee field procurement, field materials management and field subcontracting activities near start of construction.Collaborate with other project disciplines (engineering, controllers, quality, cost and schedule, construction, etc) to achive project and procurement objectives and deliverables
• Ensure effective closeout of Procurement activities, collaborate  and capture lessons learned for communication to Projects and Procurement.
• To effectively deliver the above, the PPA may occasionally work co-located with project teams at the EPC contractor’s offices, or may be required to travel to project sites, field offices, vendor manufacturing sites, etc. 
• Global Projects Procurement and Global Projects routinely collaborate with global teams spanning numerous time zones around the world to deliver projects.

About you

Skills and Qualifications
 

• BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other applicable business degrees 
• Strong collaboration, analytical and communication skills
• A minimum of 5 years of major capital project experience with EPC contractor or large operator
• A minimum of 5 years of O&G supply chain / procurement / sales experience
• Strong business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Adaptable to constant schedule changes and assumptions, new engineering needs, evolving conditions, and supply chain requirements

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Experience supporting downstream projects and/or activities
• General procurement / commercial functional expertise
• Equipment and Material category / commodity expertise
• Preparing and reviewing Procurement Plans, Material Management and Subcontracting Plans
• Ensure proper execution of  RFQ’s, sealed bids and related duties (includes analysis/evaluations)
• Knowledge of end-to-end purchase-to-pay process (ERP systems)
• Extensive interaction with internal business teams (e.g. Engineering, Quality, Construction) to clarify requirements, agree on procurement tactic, and  address queries and issues
• Extensive interaction with external suppliers to negotiate and award contracts and address queries and issues
• Effective negotiation, advocacy and influencing skills
• International, cross-cultural experience
• Leadership skills: set standards, create clarity, promote innovation, inspire and motivate, and compete to win

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com. 

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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