Job Description
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy.
Job Title: Capital Projects Procurement Lead
Location: Portsmouth, NH 03801
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Summary
The Capital Projects Procurement Lead will lead procurement activities for large-scale capital projects with a procurement budget of up to $500M. This role is responsible for supporting the full capital project lifecycle, including project scoping, procurement planning, RFP management, contract negotiation, execution support, stakeholder reporting, and project closeout.
The position will manage procurement activities for capital equipment such as bioreactors as well as service contracts for construction management, commissioning & qualification (C&Q), and engineering services. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in capital procurement, contract management, stakeholder engagement, and capital project execution within industrial, pharmaceutical, biotech, or manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead procurement activities for capital projects with budgets up to $500M.
- Manage sourcing and procurement of capital equipment, including bioreactors and other process/manufacturing equipment.
- Lead contract negotiations for service agreements, including Construction Management, Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q), and Engineering Services.
- Support capital project planning and execution activities in collaboration with project teams and business stakeholders.
- Develop procurement strategies aligned with project scope, budget, schedule, and business objectives.
- Scope projects and define procurement requirements in partnership with engineering, manufacturing, and project management teams.
- Lead and manage Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, including supplier identification, bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract award recommendations.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure procurement activities support project timelines and execution milestones.
- Provide stakeholder management, project reporting, and procurement status updates to leadership and project teams.
- Monitor supplier performance, commercial risks, and contract compliance throughout project execution.
- Support capital project closeout activities, including final commercial reconciliation, contract closure, and procurement documentation completion.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Business, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
- Significant experience in capital projects procurement, strategic sourcing, or project procurement leadership.
- Experience managing large capital procurement budgets and complex procurement programs.
- Experience supporting industrial, pharmaceutical, biotech, engineering, construction, or manufacturing capital projects preferred.
- Experience with bioreactors or biopharmaceutical manufacturing equipment procurement is preferred.
- Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of capital equipment procurement processes.
- Experience with construction, engineering, and C&Q service contract negotiations.
- Proven ability to develop procurement strategies, scope projects, and lead competitive RFP processes.
- Strong understanding of contract management, commercial terms, supplier performance management, and project procurement controls.
- Ability to support capital project planning, execution, and closeout activities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and influencing abilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, complex projects, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and reporting skills.
- Ability to work effectively with engineering, construction, manufacturing, finance, and executive leadership teams.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Portsmouth, NH |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $65–$70 |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.tekwissen.com/ |
About Company
WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE
TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.
To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.
Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.
It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.
Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.