Senior Procurement Project Lead — Strategic Delivery

Kion Group AG; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 127,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic seeks a Senior Manager, Procurement Project Lead to guide a team of Procurement Project Leads across multiple high-value projects. You will partner with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to ensure on-time, within-budget procurement execution.

You will develop strategies, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement, standardization, and supplier readiness while aligning with budgets and customer commitments in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project-based procurement experience in complex capital equipment or similar environments.
• 5+ years of people leadership managing procurement professionals or project teams.
• Proven ability to lead procurement implementation for large-scale, strategic projects.
• Experience developing and executing procurement strategies in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
• Deep expertise in project management: critical path, risk, governance, and reporting.
• Experience with project tools: risk registers, scorecards, action logs, issue tracking, and metrics.
• Able to influence cross-functional leaders without direct authority.
• CPSM or PMP or similar certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement for Dematic's most complex, strategic, high-value customer projects.
• Develop and implement project-specific procurement strategies aligned with objectives.
• Provide leadership across multiple concurrent projects with governance.
• Collaborate with Program, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers.
• Mentor and manage a team of Procurement Project Leads with clear goals and development plans.
• Ensure Procurement Implementation Plans include critical path activities and mitigations.
• Drive procurement on project critical paths and protect key commitments.
• Manage impacts from scope changes, supplier changes, and schedule revisions.
• Maintain project controls: risk, issues, actions, scorecards, and schedules.
• Resolve supplier performance, material shortages, and commercial disputes with executives.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional influence

Project management

Risk management

Change control

Performance reporting

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dematic seeks a Senior Manager, Procurement Project Lead to guide a team of Procurement Project Leads across multiple high-value projects. You will partner with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to ensure on-time, within-budget procurement execution.

You will develop strategies, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement, standardization, and supplier readiness while aligning with budgets and customer commitments in a dynamic, global environment.