Project Procurement Manager

ANDRITZ; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ Hydro in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced Project Procurement Manager to lead procurement for hydro refurbishment and modernization projects across the United States. This working-manager role combines direct procurement execution with leadership of the project procurement team, ensuring sourcing strategy, supplier selection, contracts, and delivery meet project requirements.

You will coach Specialists in Charlotte and coordinate with the Shared Services Center in Mexico, engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain or business.
• Significant experience in project procurement, supply chain, or related engineering-to-order environments.
• Experience leading procurement professionals or cross-functional teams.
• Experience in hydroelectric generation, power generation or heavy industrial manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage complex supplier work packages and contracts while mitigating risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead project procurement across hydro refurbishment and manufacturing portfolios, including planning and sourcing strategies.
• Coach and develop procurement specialists in Charlotte and supportShared Services Center in Mexico.
• Personally manage selected high‑risk work packages, including supplier selections and contract execution.
• Review technical requirements, supplier proposals and project schedules to ensure alignment with delivery needs.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement recovery plans when required.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, quality, logistics, and field service to support project execution.

Skills

Project procurement

Supplier management

Negotiation

Leadership

SAP ERP

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

ANDRITZ Hydro is seeking an experienced Project Procurement Manager to lead project procurement activities for hydroelectric refurbishment and modernization projects throughout the United States. This is a working manager role that combines direct responsibility for complex project purchases with leadership of the project procurement team. The manager will have overall responsibility for procurement execution across all assigned projects, from sourcing strategy through final delivery.

Close collaboration with engineering, project management, quality, logistics, field service, and the broader North American Supply Chain organization is essential. The position is based in Charlotte, NC.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project procurement across the hydro refurbishment and manufacturing portfolio, including procurement planning, sourcing strategies, priorities, workload allocation, and timely escalation of commercial and supplier issues.
• Manage, coach, and develop the Project Procurement Specialists in Charlotte and provide functional direction to the purchasing and expediting resources supporting project procurement through the Shared Services Center in Mexico.
• Personally manage selected complex or high-risk work packages, including supplier selection, commercial negotiations, contract execution, changes, claims, and final delivery.
• Review technical requirements, supplier proposals, manufacturing plans, and project schedules to ensure purchase orders and execution strategies support project requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance, manage quality controls and expediting activities based on project and supplier risk, and implement recovery plans when required.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, technical, quality, capacity, and schedule risks across the project portfolio.
• Serve as the primary procurement interface for assigned projects and work closely with engineering, project management, supplier quality, logistics, field service, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support project execution.

Do you fit the profile?

We are looking for a hands-on procurement leader who can balance team leadership with direct project execution. The successful candidate is comfortable taking ownership, setting priorities, developing people, and resolving complex commercial and supplier issues in a fast-paced project environment.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Significant experience in project procurement, supply chain, project execution, supplier management, or a related function in an engineered-to-order environment.
• Experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or functionally coordinating procurement professionals or cross-functional teams.
• Experience in hydroelectric generation, power generation, rotating equipment, heavy industrial manufacturing, refurbishment, machining, fabrication, welding, or related industries is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex supplier work packages, commercial negotiations, contracts, changes, claims, schedules, and execution risks.
• Strong understanding of procurement planning, supplier performance management, expediting, manufacturing processes, and supplier quality requirements.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, risk management, follow-up, and escalation.
• Strong commercial judgment, negotiation, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with international suppliers and distributed or shared-service teams is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is an asset.
• Ability and willingness to travel to supplier and project locations as required.