Job Overview:
The Senior Manager Supply Chain (SC) provides leadership to managers and professional staff within the Supply Chain discipline. They are accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams; their decisions are guided by resource availability and functional objectives of the Supply Chain discipline.
ResponsibilitiesKey Tasks and Responsibilities
- Reviewing Prime Contract Supply Chain obligations
- Develop and implement the project Supply Chain Execution Plan (SCEP).
- Lead sourcing strategy, supplier prequalification and bid list development aligned with project needs.
- Chair internal SCM kick-off, procurement status meetings and cross-functional alignment sessions.
- Maintaining relationship with the Client.
- Attend Project Management & Client meetings, as required
- Oversee end-to-end procurement of critical packages such as, Compressors, Power Gen, MAC package, Water treatment plant, fabrication materials, and major services.
- Ensure commercial & technical bid evaluations are conducted in compliance with company procedures.
- Negotiate contractual terms (price, LDs, warranties, delivery schedule, payment terms) to drive value for the project.
- Approve purchase orders, frame agreements, and variation orders within delegation of authority.
- Develop subcontracting strategies for fabrication yards, installation support, and site services.
- Lead RFP issuance, evaluation, negotiations, and award recommendations.
- Monitor subcontractor performance, schedule, claims exposure, and administration.
- Manage supplier interfaces from award to delivery—including expediting, inspection, and quality surveillance.
- Resolve supply-related issues proactively (delays, technical queries, commercial disputes).
- Support supplier qualification and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain accurate procurement schedules, cost forecasts, and risk registers.
- Provide weekly and monthly SCM reporting to the Project Director and global SCM leadership.
- Ensure compliance with McDermott systems
- Oversee logistics planning, including export/import requirements, local content compliance, and transportation of large/heavy modules.
- Ensure proper materials receiving, preservation, warehousing, and inventory control at site/yards.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of buyers, expeditors, logistics coordinators, and subcontract administrators.
- Drive high performance culture with focus on safety, ethics, integrity, and collaboration.
Essential Qualifications and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering or related discipline.
20+ years of procurement/supply chain experience in FPSO projects. - Strong knowledge and working experience of full life cycle procurement management of major / complex of topside and hull equipment packages.
- Proven negotiation skills
- Experience with global procurement
- Strong leadership, communication and cross functional skills
- Ability to thrive in fast paced projects and manage multiple critical packages
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About UsFor more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related discipline
- 20+ years procurement/supply chain experience in FPSO projects
- Strong knowledge and working experience of full life cycle procurement management of major topside and hull equipment packages
- Proven negotiation skills
- Experience with global procurement
- Strong leadership, communication and cross-functional skills
- Ability to manage multiple critical packages in fast-paced projects
What We Do
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today. From concept to commissioning, our expertise and comprehensive solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy projects around the world. It is called the “One McDermott Way.” Operating in over 54 countries, McDermott’s locally-focused and globally-integrated resources include approximately 40,000 employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world. To learn more, visit www.mcdermott.com.
