Senior Purchaser, NA Wind & Crane Solutions

Vestas American Wind Technology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestas American Wind Technology seeks a Senior Purchaser to manage regional suppliers in North America while aligning with global teams to secure competitive solutions. You will drive procurement strategies to improve cost, quality and on-time delivery across wind service projects.

Responsibilities include leading RFP processes, building business cases, and mentoring regional buyers. Strong negotiation, contract management, and MS Excel skills are essential in a fast-paced, multinational

Qualifications

• 5+ years' work experience in procurement or related supply chain field.
• Experience gathering market intelligence (global markets, material trends, politics).
• Experience building business cases or strategies for a category, commodity, or business unit.
• Advanced MS Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.).
• Advanced contract management experience.
• Advanced negotiation experience in supplier negotiations.
• Cross-cultural skills with international teams.
• Ability to prioritize under tight deadlines.
• Strong business acumen: financial statements, cash flow, EBIT, inventory.

Responsibilities

• Directs procurement strategy for Materials and Repair category in North America.
• Procuring crane services for turbine repair, maintenance, and special projects.
• Manage and represent global initiatives at the RPO level.
• Lead end-to-end RFP processes from specification to awards.
• Collaborate with construction, sales, PM, engineering, quality and supply chain to optimize scope and cost.
• Attend weekly sales management calls and translate contracts into procurement actions.
• Provide weekly status reports on contracts and upcoming projects.
• Develop business cases with total cost of ownership analysis.
• Lead supplier relationships and build global partnerships.
• Build supplier market intelligence and maintain supply base data.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

RFP process

Cost analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Contract management

Market intelligence

PowerPoint

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in global supply chain management, engineering or related business studies

Tools

MS Excel

SAP

PowerPoint

Contract management software

Job description

Vestas American Wind Technology seeks a Senior Purchaser to manage regional suppliers in North America while aligning with global teams to secure competitive solutions. You will drive procurement strategies to improve cost, quality and on-time delivery across wind service projects.

Responsibilities include leading RFP processes, building business cases, and mentoring regional buyers. Strong negotiation, contract management, and MS Excel skills are essential in a fast-paced, multinational