Onsite Senior Major Projects Procurement Lead

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a Procurement Manager for a 3-month W2 contract based in Columbus, OH. The role embeds within project teams, leading procurement integration across materials, services, and contracting to support successful delivery.

The candidate will develop the integrated procurement plan, anticipate risks, and provide executive visibility into procurement readiness and performance, collaborating with engineering, construction, and project controls to align with

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or
Associate's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience or
High School Diploma/GED plus 12 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Establish clear accountability, decision paths, and escalation processes to resolve procurement issues and risks.
Communicate procurement readiness, key risks, mitigation plans, and critical decisions to project leadership.
Serve as the primary procurement liaison and single point of coordination for assigned major projects, partnering closely with Project Managers, Project Directors, and project leadership.
Develop, maintain, and drive the integrated project procurement plan, ensuring alignment with engineering, construction, commissioning, and project milestones.
Translate project schedules and business objectives into coordinated procurement, sourcing, contracting, supplier, and material execution plans.
Represent project material and capacity requirements within Generation and/or Transmission COE portfolio planning process and incorporate prioritization decisions into project execution plans.
Maintain procurement dashboards and risk registers that provide visibility into milestones, supplier capacity, material status, commercial issues, actions, decisions, and executive reporting.
Coordinate cross‑functional execution across Generation, Transmission COE, Category Management, PPO, Sourcing, Contracts, Engineering, Project Controls, Construction, Logistics, and other stakeholders.
Partner with Procurement teams to address supplier performance, capacity constraints, category strategies, and commercial considerations.
Leverage analytics, systems, and continuous improvement practices to enhance sourcing effectiveness, contract visibility, supplier performance, and project outcomes.