Indirect Procurement Category Manager – Utilities, Energy & Industrial Gases

CPS Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); Ibrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CPS Inc. is seeking an experienced Indirect Procurement Category Manager to lead energy, utilities, and industrial gases sourcing across its global manufacturing network, with hybrid work in Alpharetta, GA.

You will develop sourcing strategies, oversee hedging, supplier management, and cost optimization while partnering with Operations, Finance, and Engineering to ensure reliability and savings across multiple sites and regions.

Competenze

• 4+ years of experience in energy procurement or related roles.
• Experience with natural gas and electricity procurement in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Experience with energy hedging, risk management, forecasting, budgeting, and market analysis.

Mansioni

• Develop and execute energy and utilities sourcing strategies across sites and regions.
• Lead competitive sourcing, negotiations, supplier selection, and hedging strategies.
• Monitor energy markets, pricing, regulations, and supply risks; provide market intelligence to leadership.
• Manage energy forecasting, budgeting, consumption models, cost projections, and risk management.
• Develop and manage demand response, energy optimization, and sustainability initiatives.
• Lead strategic sourcing for industrial gases (nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, CO2, specialty gases).
• Manage supplier relationships, performance reviews, contracts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure supply reliability and cost optimization.

Conoscenze

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Negotiation

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Supplier management

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Energy Management, Economics, or related field

Strumenti

SAP S/4HANA

JD Edwards

SAP Fiori

Energy market/risk management systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Indirect Procurement Category Manager – Utilities, Energy & Industrial Gases

Location: Hybrid – Alpharetta, GA

A global manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Indirect Procurement Category Manager to lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategies for electricity, natural gas, renewable energy, utilities, and industrial gases across a global manufacturing network.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-term energy and utilities sourcing strategies across multiple sites and geographic regions.
• Lead competitive sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier selection, and energy purchasing strategies, including fixed-price, index-based, layered purchasing, and hedging approaches.
• Monitor energy markets, pricing, regulations, and supply risks; provide market intelligence and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Manage energy forecasting, budgeting, consumption models, cost projections, savings, and risk management.
• Develop and manage demand response, energy optimization, and sustainability initiatives.
• Lead strategic sourcing for industrial gases, including nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, CO , specialty gases, bulk systems, and related services.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, performance reviews, scorecards, negotiations, contracts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure supply reliability and optimize costs.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility sourcing, category management, strategic sourcing, energy marketing, or related commercial roles.
• Demonstrated expertise with natural gas and electricity procurement in industrial/manufacturing environments for multiple facilities on a global scale.
• Experience with energy hedging/risk management, utility contracts, energy forecasting, budgeting, and market analysis.
• Experience managing large-scale utility and industrial gas sourcing initiatives.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, negotiation, supplier management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills; experience with ERP and energy market/risk management systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Energy Management, Economics, or related field preferred.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, JD Edwards, SAP Fiori, and energy procurement across North America and Europe is preferred.
• Experience in chemical, industrial, forest products, building products, or process manufacturing is a plus.
• CPSM, CPM, CEM, or related certification is a plus.

My client is offering a generous compensation package and growth potential in a progressive environment.

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