Global Category Manager- Independent Power Producer Projects

Aggreko plc; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Annual bonus program tied to company/4

No premium cost medical plan option

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Tuition reimbursement

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

Aggreko plc in Houston seeks a Global Category Manager for Independent Power Producer Projects to lead strategic procurement for IPP initiatives in North America. You will shape supply chain strategy, steer supplier selection and challenge stakeholders to maximize value.

The role requires 5+ years in procurement with power–sector exposure, strong negotiation, and leadership. You’ll collaborate across procurement, engineering and IPP teams, develop commercial requirements, and ensure contracts

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain and vendor management.
• Experience with power generation equipment and related capital goods.
• Ability to lead and represent the strategic procurement function within IPP teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent commercial oversight to IPP projects and challenge stakeholders for optimal outcomes.
• Understand customer requirements within IPP opportunities and broader market.
• Lead development of supply chain strategy and supplier selection processes for IPP.
• Support business cases underpinning opportunities.
• Build strong internal and supplier relationships across procurement, engineering, IPP teams.
• Develop commercial requirements of customer proposals per project.
• Ensure commercial aspects and contracts enable successful project execution.
• Maintain detailed understanding of business needs and supplier base; secure appropriate contracts.
• Engage and manage stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Procurement experience

Power generation

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Technical mindset

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Global Category Manager- Independent Power Producer Projects based in Houston.You’ll represent the strategic procurement function in the development of strategies and sourcing of key technologies to support Aggreko’s IPP projects in North America.

Power without pause. Heating, cooling and oil-free air without end. We keep our customers’ worlds on. From world-class events that last a few weeks to mining operations and remote communities who rely on us for decades.

What you’ll do as Global Cat Manager - IPP:

• Providing independent commercial oversight to projects and be able to challenge stakeholders to ensure the most effective outcome for Aggreko.
• Understand the requirements of the customer base in the IPP business opportunities and wider market that Aggreko is operating in.
• Lead the development of the supply chain strategy on behalf of the Aggreko IPP team in order to define the supplier selection process.
• Support the IPP team to formulate the business case that underpins each and every opportunity.
• Form strong relationships with internal stakeholders (procurement, engineering, IPP team, etc), as well as building solid relationships with suppliers via the existing strategic and operational procurement teams.
• Developing the commercial requirements of the customer proposal in accordance with the needs of the specific project.
• Ensuring the commercial aspects are in place to successfully execute the project.
• Detailed understanding of the business requirements and the supply base - Appropriate supply contracts in place with respective supplier
• Stakeholder engagement & management.

You are:

• 5+ Years of experience in procurement, supply chain and vendor management
• Experience in power generation, emission reduction catalysts, transformers, batteries and any other relevant capital equipment.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and represent the strategic Procurement function alongside the IPP team.
• Commercially astute and has the ability to challenge both internally and externally
• Technically minded: able to understand and learn about a wide range of products and applications
• Strong negotiation and contract development experience
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills - communicates clearly and effectively with all levels of stakeholders (internal and external)

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual bonus program tied to company and individual performance
• No premium cost medical plan option available
• Company provided Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Career growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Safety-focused culture

Equal employment opportunity

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.