Strategic Lead, Major Projects Procurement

W3R Consulting; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

W3R Consulting in Columbus, OH, seeks a Procurement Manager for Major Projects to partner with project teams and drive procurement integration across materials, equipment, services, and construction to enable on-schedule delivery.

The role influences procurement readiness, ensures alignment with milestones, and provides executive visibility into performance. Requires broad experience in large capital projects and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years relevant experience.
• Associate's degree with 10+ years
• HS diploma with 12+ years
• Led complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, contracting, supplier management, and markets.
• Experience on large capital utility/energy infra projects.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish accountability, decision paths, and escalation for procurement issues and risks.
• Communicate readiness, risks, mitigation plans, and decisions to project leadership.
• Serve as primary procurement liaison for major projects, partnering with project managers and leadership.
• Develop and drive integrated project procurement plan aligned with milestones.
• Translate schedules and objectives into coordinated procurement, sourcing, and contracting plans.
• Represent material and capacity requirements in portfolio planning and prioritization.
• Maintain dashboards and risk registers for milestones, supplier capacity, and issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across Generation, Transmission COE, and other stakeholders.
• Address supplier performance, capacity constraints, and commercial considerations with Procurement teams.
• Leverage analytics and continuous improvement to enhance sourcing effectiveness and visibility.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Procurement processes

Supplier management

Contracting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School Diploma

Job description

W3R Consulting in Columbus, OH, seeks a Procurement Manager for Major Projects to partner with project teams and drive procurement integration across materials, equipment, services, and construction to enable on-schedule delivery.

The role influences procurement readiness, ensures alignment with milestones, and provides executive visibility into performance. Requires broad experience in large capital projects and strong stakeholder communication.