Project Procurement Lead

Westinghouse Electric; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the nuclear energy sector as a Project Leader for Procurement. This fully remote role involves managing multiple procurement programs, ensuring effective resource utilization and fostering strong relationships with internal and external teams. Candidates should possess extensive procurement experience and strong negotiation skills. The company offers competitive benefits and a commitment to diversity and innovation.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement Program

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of procurement experience.
• 7 years leading sourcing projects including RFI, RFP, RFQ.
• Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement programs ensuring project schedules are met.
• Build relationships with internal and external teams.
• Lead solicitation of quotations and negotiate project terms.

Skills

Negotiating

Market Analysis

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

BA/BS degree

MBA or MS in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Project leader responsible for managing multiple Procurement programs and projects by working with cross-functional teams to implement successful projects within allotted time, resource, and budget requirements. This position will manage procurement programs in capital equipment, services, and special projects to ensure project schedules are met, resources are utilized effectively, and the proper relationships are established between internal and external teams. This role is responsible for cost, schedule, performance, integration, and risk identification/mitigation on procurement projects including, but not limited to, materials, equipment, services, and other activities.

Candidate will interface with internal teams: Operations, Materials, Commodity, Engineering, Quality, and Sales. Strong relationship skills are required to manage internal and external suppliers to provide timely and innovative solutions to meet the organization’s needs.

This position is Fully Remote

Job Description:

• Provide project direction utilizing the procurement strategy, lead the solicitation of quotations, assist Commodity and project teams with analyzing proposals, ensuring completion of project risk assessments, and negotiating project price, delivery, and terms for complex and specialized materials, equipment, and services.
• Support Commercial Teams with execution of sourcing strategies to achieve business goals while driving continuous improvement.
• Build a strong, value-adding relationship with cross-functional teams to maximize procurement management effectiveness.
• Understand all the key operational & commercial elements of strategic and preferred suppliers to effectively communicate opportunities, challenges, and long-term plans and actions to internal audience including project team and leadership to support Procurement strategy.
• Maintain good working relationships with existing vendors. Assist with disputes, including schedule and quality issues resolution.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Business Development, Operations, and all other related functions with focus on on-time delivery, quality, cost reduction, inventory management & appropriate translation of customer and/or business unit requirements.
• Align with functional stakeholders to incorporate product and manufacturing strategies into contract strategy while gaining leadership support
• Ensure compliance within assigned reporting area with all business standards, internal policies, and legal/regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities (in the order of priority):

• Cost Leadership: Provide guidance to support the team in building a sourcing strategy considering the Total cost of Ownership (Prices / On time Delivery / Quality, …)
• Operational Excellence: Develop and implement processes, Standard works within the organization
• Cross Functional collaboration: Build “the bridge” with the different department (Engineering, SPE, Global Procurement, internal stakeholders, suppliers) to develop a strong execution plan (E2E) in serving our customer on time.
• Innovation & Digitalization: Scout the market to identify new technology that create value to the ended customer.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree required (Preferably MBA or MS in any field of engineering)
• Minimum 10 + years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement)
• Minimum 7 years of experience in leading sourcing projects, including RFI, RFP, RFQ and contract development
• Strong Negotiating, Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills
• Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze and draw conclusions from quantitative data
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and engage at all organizational levels, ability to cultivate and sustain high quality professional relationships
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team environment
• Must be creative and have strong problem-solving skills along with time-management, prioritizing, planning and self-direction skills
• Ability to maintain long term productive relationship with suppliers (SRM)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Project
• ERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba)
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Education and Qualifications / Skills and Competencies:

• Education Level (Degree, Area of Study) – Minimum Requirement: BA/BS
• Years of Experience (if applicable): 7 years of procurement experience with 3 years of leading sourcing projects
• Professional Certifications: NA but a plus

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is an American nuclear power company formed in 1999 from the nuclear power division of the original Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

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