Senior Procurement Lead, Major Capital Projects

AEP Service Corporation; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP Service Corporation is seeking a Procurement Manager, Major Projects, to serve as the primary procurement partner for assigned transmission capital projects. Embedded with the project team, you will lead procurement integration across materials, equipment, services, and contracting activities to support successful delivery.

You will translate schedules into coordinated procurement plans, maintain dashboards, and report risks and milestones to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience; or Associate's degree with 10 years; or HS diploma with 12 years of experience.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contracting, supplier management, and delivery assurance.
• Experience supporting large capital, utility, energy, transmission, infrastructure, or engineering projects.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and executive communication skills.
• Preferred: experience with transmission, utility, EPC, or infrastructure capital projects; knowledge of project controls, critical path scheduling, and construction sequencing.
• PMP, CPSM, CPSD, SCM, or similar certifications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary procurement liaison and single point of coordination for assigned major projects.
• Develop, maintain, and drive the integrated project procurement plan aligning with milestones.
• Translate project schedules into coordinated procurement, sourcing, contracting, and material plans.
• Represent material and capacity requirements within the Transmission COE portfolio planning process.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and risk registers for visibility into milestones and issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across multiple stakeholder teams.
• Establish accountability, decision paths, and escalation processes for procurement issues.
• Partner with procurement teams to address supplier performance and contracts.
• Communicate procurement readiness, risks, and mitigations to project leadership.
• Leverage analytics and continuous improvement to enhance sourcing and supplier performance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Procurement leadership

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

AEP Service Corporation is seeking a Procurement Manager, Major Projects, to serve as the primary procurement partner for assigned transmission capital projects. Embedded with the project team, you will lead procurement integration across materials, equipment, services, and contracting activities to support successful delivery.

You will translate schedules into coordinated procurement plans, maintain dashboards, and report risks and milestones to leadership.