Strategic Procurement Lead - Construction & Energy Projects

Strike, LLC; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strike LLC is seeking a seasoned Procurement Manager in the United States to lead strategic sourcing, purchasing, and supplier performance for complex projects. You will collaborate with Operations, Estimating, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and field teams to secure materials and services at the right cost, quality, and schedule.

You will coach a procurement team, develop category strategies, and manage RFQs, negotiations, and contract documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive procurement in Construction industry, preferably oil and gas, strategic sourcing, supply-chain, subcontract administration, or related leadership experience.
• Procurement experience supporting construction, EPC, pipeline, facilities, industrial, power, or energy-infrastructure projects is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing engineered materials, construction equipment, rentals, field services, and subcontracted scopes.
• Proven success managing competitive bids, commercial evaluations, negotiations, purchase orders, subcontracts, and supplier performance.
• Experience identifying and mitigating cost, schedule, quality, compliance, and supply-chain risk.
• Experience establishing or improving procurement processes, controls, reporting, and technology-enabled workflows.
• Experience leading, coaching, or developing procurement professionals in a matrixed, project-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop procurement team members and support workforce planning as business needs evolve.
• Lead procurement activities in accordance with Strike’s safety expectations, Code of Conduct, delegated authority, and procurement policies.
• Develop and execute projects and category sourcing strategies for materials, equipment, subcontracted services, rentals, and other operational requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Project Management, Estimating, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and field teams to understand demand, specifications, budgets, schedules, and client requirements.
• Support estimates and proposals by obtaining current supplier pricing, validating lead times, identifying commercial assumptions, and evaluating market risk.
• Manage competitive requests for quotation and proposal, bid leveling, commercial evaluations, supplier negotiations, recommendations, and award documentation.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery commitments, warranties, insurance requirements, and other commercial terms that protect Strike and support project objectives.
• Coordinate with Legal and project leadership on contract language, terms and conditions, exceptions, and procurement-related risk.
• Issue and administer purchase orders, subcontracts, change orders, and related commitments in accordance with approved processes and authority levels.
• Monitor supplier capacity, delivery performance, quality, expediting needs, documentation, and corrective actions to support project schedules.
• Identify supply-chain constraints, price volatility, long-lead items, and single-source exposure; develop practical mitigation and contingency plans.
• Build and maintain a qualified supplier network that supports Strike’s pipeline, facilities, industrial, power, and other energy-infrastructure work.
• Use procurement and project data to track committed cost, savings, supplier performance, cycle time, compliance, and other key performance indicators.
• Coordinate receipt, invoice, and payment issue resolution with project teams, Accounts Payable, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready procurement and contract records.
• Standardize and continuously improve procurement workflows, templates, controls, reporting, and technology utilization.
• Perform other duties and support special projects as assigned.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Leadership

Contracting

Procurement controls

Project coordination

Analytical skills

Safety and compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CPSM/CSCP or equivalent certification (plus)

Tools

ERP systems

Project management software

Microsoft 365

Excel

Job description

Strike LLC is seeking a seasoned Procurement Manager in the United States to lead strategic sourcing, purchasing, and supplier performance for complex projects. You will collaborate with Operations, Estimating, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and field teams to secure materials and services at the right cost, quality, and schedule.

You will coach a procurement team, develop category strategies, and manage RFQs, negotiations, and contract documentation.