Senior Procurement Consultant

w3r Consulting; New Albany (OH); In loco; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

w3r Consulting in the United States is seeking a Procurement Manager, Major Projects to lead procurement activities for large capital programs in generation and transmission.

You will partner with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Contracts, and Project Controls to develop and execute an integrated procurement plan that supports project timelines, supplier capacity, material availability, and overall project delivery.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8+ years of relevant procurement experience.
• Experience with large capital, utility, energy, generation, transmission, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.

Mansioni

• Lead and maintain integrated procurement plans aligned with project schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate procurement activities across materials, equipment, services, construction, sourcing, and contracting.
• Identify and manage procurement risks, supplier capacity issues, material constraints, and commercial concerns.
• Serve as the primary Procurement liaison for assigned major projects and coordinate with project leadership.
• Maintain procurement dashboards, risk registers, milestones, action items, and executive-level reporting.
• Translate project requirements and schedules into sourcing, contracting, supplier, and material execution plans.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction, Logistics, Project Controls, and other stakeholders.
• Support supplier performance, capacity planning, category strategy, and issue resolution.
• Establish clear ownership, escalation paths, and decision-making processes for procurement issues.
• Leverage analytics, systems, and process improvements to improve procurement visibility and project outcomes.

Conoscenze

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract management

Sourcing strategies

Project controls

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School Diploma

Descrizione del lavoro

The Procurement Manager, Major Projects will serve as the primary Procurement partner for major generation and transmission capital projects. This role works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Contracts, and Project Controls to develop and execute an integrated procurement plan that supports project timelines, supplier capacity, material availability, and overall project delivery. The role is a senior individual contributor and requires strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive results across a matrixed organization without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain integrated procurement plans aligned with project schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate procurement activities across materials, equipment, services, construction, sourcing, and contracting.
• Identify and manage procurement risks, supplier capacity issues, material constraints, and commercial concerns.
• Serve as the primary Procurement liaison for assigned major projects and coordinate with project leadership.
• Maintain procurement dashboards, risk registers, milestones, action items, and executive-level reporting.
• Translate project requirements and schedules into sourcing, contracting, supplier, and material execution plans.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction, Logistics, Project Controls, and other stakeholders.
• Support supplier performance, capacity planning, category strategy, and commercial issue resolution.
• Establish clear ownership, escalation paths, and decision-making processes for procurement issues.
• Use analytics, systems, and process improvements to improve procurement visibility and project outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR Associate's degree with 10+ years, OR High School Diploma/GED with 12+ years.
• Strong experience with procurement, contracting, supplier management, supply markets, lead times, and delivery assurance.
• Experience supporting large capital, utility, energy, generation, transmission, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with utility, generation, transmission, EPC, or infrastructure capital projects.
• Knowledge of project controls, critical path scheduling, commissioning, and construction sequencing.
• Experience managing procurement risks for $100M+ capital projects.
• PMP, CPSM, CPSD, SCM, or similar certification.
• Experience working in matrixed and portfolio-based organizations.