CapEx Procurement Leader: Food Equipment & Plant Projects

Talent With Heart; Newnan (GA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

2 weeks vacation

10 paid holidays

5 sick days

1 paid birthday day off

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a CapEx Procurement Manager to lead sourcing for food manufacturing equipment, engineering services, construction, and capital projects in Georgia. The role collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, finance, suppliers, and global procurement teams, on-site at Newnan and travel as needed.

The successful candidate will manage RFIs/RFPs, negotiate high-value contracts, apply total cost of ownership analysis, and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of direct experience in CapEx procurement.
• Experience sourcing food manufacturing or processing equipment, production systems, and related engineering or construction services.
• Knowledge of CapEx and MRO sourcing, procurement systems, and international equipment procurement.
• Proven ability to negotiate complex, high-value contracts and communicate commercial risks.
• Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across operations, engineering, finance, quality, and global teams.
• Ability to work on-site and travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Mandarin or Cantonese language skills are a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for equipment, engineering, construction, and facility projects.
• Manage the full procurement process, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluation, negotiations,POs and invoices.
• Partner with engineering to define equipment specs, project requirements, delivery schedules, and supplier expectations.
• Negotiate complex contracts and multi-year agreements, addressing pricing, delivery, warranties, performance, and risk.
• Apply total cost of ownership analysis to support purchasing decisions.
• Identify qualified suppliers and develop market intelligence to improve value and continuity.
• Monitor procurement performance, cost savings, supplier commitments, and milestones.
• Coordinate with global procurement teams and support international equipment purchases.

Skills

CapEx procurement

Negotiation

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a CapEx Procurement Manager to lead sourcing for food manufacturing equipment, engineering services, construction, and capital projects in Georgia. The role collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, finance, suppliers, and global procurement teams, on-site at Newnan and travel as needed.

The successful candidate will manage RFIs/RFPs, negotiate high-value contracts, apply total cost of ownership analysis, and ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery