Project Procurement Manager

Proactive Technical Limited; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a Project Procurement Manager in Atlanta to lead procurement activities across the Americas for large automation projects. You will collaborate with sales, engineering, and project teams to develop strategies and roadmaps, negotiate contracts, and drive supplier performance.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with SAP. This is a full-time on-site position based in Atlanta, GA with opportunities to shape strategic

Qualifications

• Experience in project procurement, strategic sourcing and supplier management for large automation projects.
• Proven track record negotiating contracts, RFQs and commercial agreements for complex programs.
• Deep understanding of procurement processes, SRM and project-based purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities for third-party materials, products, solutions, and services for major automation projects across the Americas.
• Develop supply plans, sourcing strategies, budgets, and procurement roadmaps with sales and project teams.
• Lead supplier negotiations, contract reviews, and purchasing activities to optimize value and project outcomes.
• Collaborate with Category Management, Global Procurement, Product Centres, and Solution Centres to align sourcing strategies.
• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic suppliers and support performance reviews and audits.
• Identify and deliver procurement savings while maintaining quality, delivery, and project requirements.
• Support SAP process improvements, reporting initiatives, and procurement best practices.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost optimisation

Supplier relationship management

Strategic procurement

Project procurement

Tools

SAP

Job description

$135 000
Atlanta, GA

The employer specialises in warehouse automation, robotics, and intralogistics solutions and is a global leader in delivering data-driven automated systems for distribution and fulfilment operations. They are recognised for their innovative technology portfolio and continued investment in growth across the Americas, offering employees the opportunity to work on large-scale, cutting‑edge automation projects. They have an exciting opportunity for a Project Procurement Manager to join their team. This position is well‑suited to a commercially minded and strategic procurement professional who is looking to play a key role in complex automation projects while driving supplier performance and cost optimisation.

This position is based in the Procurement department and reports to the Director of Procurement North America. You will lead project procurement activities across the Americas region, develop strategic supplier relationships, and support project teams from the sales phase through project execution and completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities for third-party materials, products, solutions, and services used across major automation projects throughout the Americas.


• Support sales and project teams by developing supply plans, sourcing strategies, budgets, and procurement roadmaps.


• Lead supplier negotiations, contract reviews, commercial discussions, and purchasing activities to achieve the best value and project outcomes.


• Collaborate with Category Management, Global Procurement, Product Centres, and Solution Centres to align sourcing strategies and supplier performance.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers and support supplier performance reviews and audits.


• Identify and deliver procurement savings opportunities while maintaining quality, delivery, and project requirements.


• Support SAP process improvements, reporting initiatives, and procurement best practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience in project procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or purchasing within automation, material handling, manufacturing, or engineering environments.


• Experience managing supplier negotiations, contracts, RFQs, and commercial agreements for large-scale projects.


• Strong understanding of procurement processes, supplier relationship management, and project-based purchasing.


• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including sales, engineering, project management, and global procurement functions.


• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.


• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on cost optimisation, supplier performance, and risk management.


• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.


• Experience within warehouse automation, intralogistics, robotics, material handling, or industrial automation sectors is highly desirable.

Equal Opportunity

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.