OFCI Procurement Lead

Description

• Mentor and support junior team members, providing guidance on OFCI procurement processes, vendor management, and owner-side best practices
• Develop and manage OFCI procurement strategies, including early-buy recommendations for long- lead equipment to protect schedule and cost certainty
• Apply market expertise to drive innovation and best practices in OFCI sourcing, contracting, and vendor management
• Lead and facilitate OFCI coordination meetings, providing clear reporting on cost, lead times, risk, submittals, and delivery status through dashboards and trackers
• Manage contract development, execution, and administration for OFCI vendors with strict attention to scope definition, interfaces, and order of precedence
• Lead prequalification, vetting, and shortlisting of OFCI vendors (e.g., electrical, mechanical, controls, IT, and commissioning-related systems)
• Identify and manage procurement-related risks (lead times, supply chain constraints, interface gaps, scope overlaps) and proactively drive mitigation plans
• Maintain procurement reporting dashboards and track cost performance against budgets.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve OFCI supply chain strategies across regional and global programs
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations for OFCI packages, including pricing, payment milestones, lead times, warranties, and risk allocation
• Coordinate closely with design teams, GCs, and commissioning agents to ensure OFCI scopes are fully integrated with IFC drawings, specifications, and installation responsibilities
• Oversee vendor onboarding, logistics planning, delivery tracking, and site interface coordination for contractor-installed OFCI equipment
• Partner with the client to define and implement pre-order guidelines for OFCI materials and service packages aligned with design maturity and construction sequencing
• Serve as the primary owner-side point of contact for all OFCI procurement activities, acting as a strategic partner to the client’s procurement, design, cost, and construction teams

Requirements

• Have a degree in a procurement or supply chain management related discipline
• Have a CIPS certification or are on the path to complete it. We can help
• Proven experience managing OFCI packages (e.g., generators, Transformers, UPS systems, switchgears, chillers, UPS CRAH, PDU, STS, Busways and Fanwalls ).
• Have experience in a construction environment within the mission critical, data center, pharmaceutical/medical device sectors or from an EPC background in the oil and gas sector
• Are an excellent communicator both verbally and in writing
• Have grown your procurement experience over the last 10 years with increasing levels of leadership
• Have strong problem-solving skills and a commercial mindset to build balanced solutions and recommendations
• Thrive on building positive relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance