Senior Procurement Manager

Mace; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is looking for a procurement leader to provide oversight for various projects in Charlottesville, Virginia. This role involves managing and leading teams to ensure effective procurement strategies are implemented and objectives are met. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field along with proven procurement leadership experience.

Key responsibilities include stakeholder management, maintaining relationships, and overseeing due diligence processes. Mace promotes inclusivity and is open to flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement leadership and delivering category strategies.
• Strong expertise in procurement governance and long lead item management.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provides owner-side procurement oversight across all packages.
• Manages and provides leadership to teams ensuring structures and tools are in place.
• Delivers on objectives in challenging situations on time.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Category strategies

Team management

EPC review

Education

Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe.

To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our strategy site. Within our business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The Project

Provides owner-side procurement oversight across all packages including EPC procurement review, vendor qualification, long lead item management, and procurement schedule governance ensuring alignment with schedule requirements, GMP compliance, and Lilly’s contracting standards.

Our Values

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus – Deliver on our promise
• Integrity – Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity – For our people to excel

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Category Management & Leadership.
• Development and maintains Relationship Management Expert.
• Manages and provides leadership to team/s, ensuring the principals, structures, tools/capabilities and responsibilities are in place to diver plans and deliver excellence.
• Due Diligence & Company / Market Understanding.
• Value Creating re Process, Performance & Commercial Activity.
• Plan Development & Implementation incl Embedding, Monitoring, Delivering via Others.
• Delivers on Objectives in Challenging Situations on Time.
• Provides performance management, talent development and coaching.
• Develops & maintains a series of both internal and external relationships.
• Manages and influences key/senior stakeholders.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll Need To Have

• Proven experience in procurement leadership, delivering category strategies and driving commercial value across complex programmes.
• Strong expertise in procurement governance, including EPC review, vendor qualification, long lead item management, and schedule alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct due diligence and develop strong company and market understanding to inform procurement decisions.
• Experience developing and implementing procurement strategies, embedding processes, monitoring performance, and delivering through cross-functional teams.
• Strong leadership capability, managing and developing teams through performance management, coaching, and talent development.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build effective internal and external relationships.
• Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, with a track record of delivering objectives on time in challenging environments.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.