Renewables Procurement & Contracts Leader

DSJ Global; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is representing a leading renewable energy owner, operator, and developer in a search for a Vice President of Procurement. This executive role will establish and lead the procurement and contracting function across an expanding portfolio of utility-scale projects.

The VP will drive sourcing strategies, negotiate major equipment and EPC agreements, and oversee supplier relationships while aligning commercial settings with project cost, schedule, quality, and risk objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, supply chain, business, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of increasing responsibility in procurement, contracting, commercial management, supply chain, or project execution functions.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including contract risk allocation and project economics.
• Proven experience negotiating complex, high-value equipment supply, EPC, construction, and commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated success leading procurement, contracting, or commercial organizations.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, construction, development, finance, legal, and asset management teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement and contracting strategies aligned with project development, financing, investment, and construction schedules.
• Lead sourcing, evaluation, and contract award activities for major equipment packages, EPC agreements, balance-of-plant scopes, and other critical project services.
• Lead negotiations of term sheets, equipment supply agreements, EPC contracts, and definitive commercial agreements.
• Partner with legal and internal stakeholders to ensure competitive commercial outcomes and appropriate allocation of project risk.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with OEMs, EPC contractors, suppliers, and strategic service providers.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier capacity, logistics constraints, trade developments, and other factors impacting project cost and schedule.
• Establish procurement, contract administration, approval, governance, and reporting processes to support a growing project portfolio.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing procurement and contracting organization.
• Oversee post-award commercial administration including contract compliance, milestone payments, securities, change orders, claims, warranties, and project closeout activities.
• Support project teams in resolving supplier performance issues, disputes, and commercial challenges while protecting contractual rights.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to executive leadership regarding procurement strategy, commercial risk, and project execution.
• Participate in supplier, investor, lender, and project stakeholder discussions as the senior procurement and contracting representative.
• Support project financing requirements including lender diligence, commercial reviews, domestic content considerations, and supply chain compliance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement within procurement, sourcing, and contracting practices across the organization.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Contract risk

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, supply chain, business, finance, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

DSJ Global is representing a leading renewable energy owner, operator, and developer in a search for a Vice President of Procurement. This executive role will establish and lead the procurement and contracting function across an expanding portfolio of utility-scale projects.

The VP will drive sourcing strategies, negotiate major equipment and EPC agreements, and oversee supplier relationships while aligning commercial settings with project cost, schedule, quality, and risk objectives.