Lead Procurement Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 190,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private Medical Care

Private Group Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Parking space

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Kraków, Poland, seeks a Lead Procurement Engineer to provide execution leadership for complex procurement scopes and oversee a small team. You will ensure supplier delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements, reporting to a Senior Manager in the US, with up to 20% travel and a hybrid schedule (2 days in the office).

The role requires a strong background in engineering or supply chain, 10+ years in procurement/engineering, nuclear

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Nuclear preferred) or Supply Chain.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, engineering, or project execution within a regulated/industrial environment.
• Nuclear industry experience (ASME Section III, NQA-1).
• Experience with large-scale EPC or capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing global suppliers and complex contracts.
• Experience with nuclear procurement requirements, quality standards, and supplier manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, global supply chains with high execution risk.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• PMP certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement execution across assigned scopes from pre-PO through delivery.
• Provide daily direction, prioritization, and oversight to a small team.
• Monitor performance, remove roadblocks, and enforce execution discipline.
• Oversee supplier performance across schedule, quality, and technical compliance.
• Manage, and resolve execution risks; escalate as needed.
• Drive supplier accountability and corrective actions.
• Ensure clear communication of technical, safety, and nuclear quality requirements (ASME, NQA-1).
• Prepare and review safety-related requisitions in compliance with standards.
• Align execution across Engineering, Quality, Commercial, and SPE.
• Support planning, estimates, and resource coordination.
• Lead RFx execution (supplier engagement, evaluation, negotiation support).
• Support sourcing strategy implementation in consideration of delivery.
• Apply total cost of ownership principles to drive value.
• Oversee PO lifecycle (placement, tracking, changes, issue resolution) and invoice resolution.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Cross-functional coordination

SAP

PowerBI

Nuclear/regulatory know-how

Contract management

Project management

PMP (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Sharepoint

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
The Lead Procurement Engineer provides execution leadership for complex procurement scopes while delivering daily oversight of a small team.
This role is accountable for predictable supplier delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and technical requirements.
Operating under Manager guidance, the Lead coordinates team execution, drives prioritization, and ensures agreement to program delivery goals.
You will report to Senior Manager based in the US.
The position will require travel up to 20%.
You will work in hybrid model with 2 days at office.

Responsibilities

Execution & Delivery Leadership

• Lead procurement execution across assigned scopes from pre-PO through delivery
• Provide daily direction, prioritization, and oversight to a small team
• Monitor performance, remove roadblocks, and enforce execution discipline
• Make daily operational decisions aligned with Manager priorities

Supplier Delivery & Risk Management

• Oversee supplier performance across schedule, quality, and technical compliance
• Manage, and resolve execution risks; escal
• Drive supplier accountability and corrective actions

Technical & Regulatory Integration

• Ensure clear communication of technical, safety, and nuclear quality requirements (ASME, NQA-1)
• Prepare and review safety-related requisitions in compliance with standards

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Align execution across Engineering, Quality, Commercial, and SPE
• Support planning, estimates, and resource coordination

Sourcing & Commercial Execution

• Lead RFx execution (supplier engagement, evaluation, negotiation support)
• Support sourcing strategy implementation in consideration of delivery

Cost & Value Management

• Apply total cost of ownership principles to drive value
• Identify cost improvement opportunities

PO & Contract Execution

• Oversee PO lifecycle (placement, tracking, changes, issue resolution)Support invoice and commercial issue resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Nuclear preferred) or Supply Chain
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, engineering, or project execution within a regulated/industrial environment
• Nuclear industry experience (ASME Section III, NQA-1)
• Experience with large-scale EPC or capital projects
• Demonstrated experience managing global suppliers and complex contracts
• Experience with nuclear procurement requirements, quality standards, and supplier manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, global supply chains with high execution risk
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and suppliers
• Familiarity with SAP, PowerBI, Sharepoint
• Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The gross base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be 17,000 to 21,250 PLN gross per month. In addition to the base pay, this role may be eligible for incentive pay based on company and individual performance.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company Is The Global Nuclear Energy Industry's First Choice For Safe, Clean, And Efficient Energy Solutions. We Enable Our Delivery Of This Vision By Living Our Value System

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.

Benefits Offered In Poland Include

• Stable employment
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• MyBenefit Cafeteria
• Private Medical Care
• Private Group Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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