Expert Project Procurement Lead

Kion Group AG; Michigan; On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking an Expert Procurement Project Lead to direct procurement for the organization’s most complex, strategic, and high-value customer projects. The role partners with PM, Engineering, Finance, and suppliers to guarantee successful outcomes and strong project delivery leadership.

The base pay range is $112,875 - $165,000 annually at posting, with final compensation based on location, education, and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a related field with project-based procurement experience.
• Experience leading procurement for large, complex projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement delivery for Dematic’s most complex, strategic projects.
• Develop project-specific procurement strategies aligned with objectives and customer requirements.
• Act as the main procurement leader for scope, schedule, cost, and commitments.
• Drive accountability across PM, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Suppliers.
• Own procurement risk management and mitigation for project outcomes.
• Influence multi-region teams and suppliers without direct authority.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Project-based procurement

Influence without authority

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical & problem solving

Negotiation skills

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain

Master's degree preferred

CPSM or PMP preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Dematic is seeking an Expert Procurement Project Lead (PPL) to direct procurement efforts for the organization’s most complex, strategic, and high-value customer projects. This position functions as the senior procurement expert during project delivery and as the Procurement Business Leader for assigned projects, collaborating closely with Project Management, Engineering, Solutions Development, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement Category Management, and Suppliers to guarantee successful project outcomes. The Expert PPL is accountable for developing and delivering procurement strategies that optimize project outcomes, mitigate risk, protect customer commitments, and support business objectives. This role provides leadership through influence, expertise, and strong performance while serving as a trusted advisor for complex procurement, supplier, commercial, and project delivery challenges. The ideal candidate possesses extensive project-based procurement expertise, outstanding problem-solving capabilities, and a proven ability to lead through influence in highly complex project environments.

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $112,875 - $165,000 annually at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Das bieten wir

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

What You Will Do in this Role

• Take charge of procurement delivery for Dematic’s most intricate, strategic, and high-value customer projects.
• Develop and complete project-specific procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, customer requirements, and business goals.
• Act as the main procurement leader, responsible for procurement outcomes that support scope, schedule, quality, cost, and customer commitments.
• Drive accountability throughout Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers to ensure project success.
• Lead procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects and strategic customer accounts.
• Balance cost, schedule, risk, supplier performance, and customer commitments to make well‑founded business decisions.
• Develop and maintain Procurement Execution Plans aligned to achievements, supplier commitments, critical path activities, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Own procurement risk and issue management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and resolving risks that impact project outcomes.
• Assess and manage procurement impacts related to scope changes, engineering revisions, supplier changes, commercial modifications, and schedule changes.
• Lead resolution of complex supplier performance, quality, capacity, commercial, and delivery issues to protect project objectives.
• Partner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers for complex project requirements.
• Influence project collaborators, suppliers, customers, and cross‑functional teams without direct authority while promoting responsibility for commitments and actions.
• Serve as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews, addressing blocking issues, executive discussions, and customer engagements.
• Own procurement performance metrics, executive reporting, achievement tracking, supplier performance, and delivery of procurement commitments.
• Lead continuous improvement, organizational capability development, and mentoring to strengthen procurement project execution excellence.

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of relevant project-based procurement experience supporting complex automation, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or capital equipment projects.
• Proven track record in managing procurement for large-scale, complex, and strategically important customer projects.
• Recognized expertise in project-based procurement, supplier management, project execution, and risk management.
• Deep understanding of project management principles including critical path analysis, risk management, issue management, collaborator management, change control, and project performance reporting.
• Demonstrated expertise applying project management tools and methodologies including executive scorecards, risk heat maps, action registers, issue tracking systems, achievement reporting, and performance dashboards.
• Proven ability to influence project teams, suppliers, customers, and executive collaborators without direct authority.
• Strong business insight and ability to make sound decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.
• Proven track record managing resolution of highly complex supplier, commercial, and project implementation challenges.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead multi-stakeholder, multi-region, and highly complex strategic projects.
• Background in process improvement and operational excellence preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Preferred experience with SAP and Microsoft Teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• A Master's degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) preferred and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

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KION Marken bewegen die Welt – global, regional, lokal. KION ist das Supply Chain Solutions Unternehmen. Mit über 42.000 Mitarbeitenden in mehr als 100 Ländern ermöglichen wir weltweit smarte, nachhaltige und zuverlässige Lieferketten – überall dort, wo Warenströme beginnen, pausieren oder ankommen. KION bietet seinen Kunden das gesamte Spektrum an Lösungen, um ihre Lieferketten zukunftsfähig zu machen. Mit unseren internationalen Marken Linde Material Handling, STILL und Baoli sowie den regionalen Marken Fenwick und OM steht die KION Group für herausragende technologische Innovation, intelligente Automatisierung und exzellenten Service im Bereich Gabelstapler und Lagertechnik. Dematic ergänzt dieses Know‑how durch hochmoderne automatisierte Materialflusssysteme und KI‑gestützte Software‑Lösungen, die intralogistische Prozesse in Lagerhaltung, Produktion und Distribution optimieren. Ob lokal oder global – wir bieten spannende Karrieren in einem innovativen Umfeld, geprägt von unseren Werten: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage und Excellence. Gestalte mit uns die Magie der Supply Chain Lösungen. Werde Teil unseres Teams – Push it forward.