Strategic Procurement Lead for Complex Projects

Kion Group AG; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic seeks an Expert Procurement Project Lead (PPL) to steer procurement for its most complex, strategic, and high-value customer projects. You will serve as senior procurement expert during delivery and as Procurement Business Leader for assigned projects, collaborating with PM, Eng, Solutions, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing and Suppliers to ensure success.

You will develop and deliver procurement strategies aligned with objectives, mitigate risks, and support business goals, while leading

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant project-based procurement experience
• Experience managing procurement for complex, high-value customer projects
• Expertise in project management principles and tools

Responsibilities

• Take charge of procurement delivery for Dematic’s most intricate, strategic, and high-value customer projects.
• Develop and complete project-specific procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, customer requirements, and business goals.
• Act as the main procurement leader, responsible for procurement outcomes that support scope, schedule, quality, cost, and customer commitments.
• Drive accountability throughout Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers to ensure project success.
• Lead procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects and strategic customer accounts.
• Balance cost, schedule, risk, supplier performance, and customer commitments to make well-founded business decisions.
• Develop and maintain Procurement Execution Plans aligned to achievements, supplier commitments, critical path activities, and risk mitigation efforts.
• Own procurement risk and issue management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and resolving risks that impact project outcomes.
• Assess and manage procurement impacts related to scope changes, engineering revisions, supplier changes, commercial modifications, and schedule changes.
• Lead resolution of complex supplier performance, quality, capacity, commercial, and delivery issues to protect project objectives.
• Partner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers for complex project requirements.
• Influence project collaborators, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams without direct authority while promoting responsibility for commitments and actions.
• Serve as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews, addressing blocking issues, executive discussions, and customer engagements.
• Own procurement performance metrics, executive reporting, achievement tracking, supplier performance, and delivery of procurement commitments.
• Lead continuous improvement, organizational capability development, and mentoring to strengthen procurement project execution excellence.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Project-based procurement

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Negotiation

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred

CPSM preferred

PMP preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Dematic seeks an Expert Procurement Project Lead (PPL) to steer procurement for its most complex, strategic, and high-value customer projects. You will serve as senior procurement expert during delivery and as Procurement Business Leader for assigned projects, collaborating with PM, Eng, Solutions, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing and Suppliers to ensure success.

You will develop and deliver procurement strategies aligned with objectives, mitigate risks, and support business goals, while leading