Senior Major Projects Procurement Lead

AEP Service Corporation; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power, Tulsa, OK, seeks a Procurement Manager, Major Projects, to partner with project leaders as the primary procurement liaison for major transmission capital projects. You will develop and drive the integrated project procurement plan, aligning with engineering, construction, commissioning, and milestones, and translate schedules into coordinated procurement and contracting activities.

This senior role requires cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, Supply Chain,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience.
• Associate's degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience; or High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contracting, supplier management, supply markets, manufacturing lead times, and delivery assurance.
• Experience supporting large capital, utility, energy, transmission, infrastructure, industrial, or engineering projects.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and executive communication skills.
• Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting transmission, utility, energy, EPC, or infrastructure capital projects.
• Knowledge of project controls, critical path scheduling, commissioning, and construction sequencing.
• Experience managing procurement risks on projects exceeding $100M in capital investment.
• PMP, CPSM, CPSD, SCM, or similar professional certification.
• Experience operating in matrixed and portfolio-based organizations.

Responsibilities

• 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 the 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 Transmission COE, Category Management, PPO, Sourcing, Contracts, Engineering, Project Controls, Construction, Logistics, and other stakeholders.
• Establish clear accountability, decision paths, and escalation processes to resolve procurement issues and risks.
• Partner with Procurement teams to address supplier performance, capacity constraints, category strategies, and commercial considerations.
• Communicate procurement readiness, key risks, mitigation plans, and critical decisions to project leadership.
• Leverage analytics, systems, and continuous improvement practices to enhance sourcing effectiveness, contract visibility, supplier performance, and project outcomes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Procurement processes

Contracting

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Associate's degree in a related field

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

American Electric Power, Tulsa, OK, seeks a Procurement Manager, Major Projects, to partner with project leaders as the primary procurement liaison for major transmission capital projects. You will develop and drive the integrated project procurement plan, aligning with engineering, construction, commissioning, and milestones, and translate schedules into coordinated procurement and contracting activities.

This senior role requires cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, Supply Chain,