Global Category Manager- Independent Power Producer Projects

Aggreko; Mountain Home (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Annual bonus program

No premium cost medical plan

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Career growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Aggreko in Houston seeks a Global Category Manager- Independent Power Producer Projects to lead strategic procurement for IPP ventures in North America, shaping sourcing strategies and challenging stakeholders for best commercial outcomes.

The role partners with procurement, engineering and the IPP team, building supplier relationships, developing commercial requirements for proposals, and ensuring contracts and terms support successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain and vendor management.
• Experience in power generation, catalysts, transformers, batteries or related capital equipment.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to challenge stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent commercial oversight to projects and challenge stakeholders for best outcomes.
• Understand IPP customer base requirements and market opportunities.
• Lead development of the IPP supply chain strategy and supplier selection process.
• Support the IPP team in formulating the business case for opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Develop commercial requirements for customer proposals.
• Ensure commercial aspects are in place to execute projects.
• Understand business requirements and manage the supplier base with appropriate contracts.
• Engage and manage stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Vendor management

Negotiation

Contract development

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

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent.

Equal employment opportunity

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.