Strategic Procurement Manager

Averro; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

relocation assistance available

Job summary

Averro is seeking a Strategic Procurement Manager to develop and implement sourcing strategies across critical material categories. You will lead strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, market analysis, and supplier development to deliver measurable savings while ensuring quality and supply continuity.

In this role you will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement teams across multiple plants, driving forecasts, contracts, and risk management while aligning with corporate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years in strategic sourcing, including category strategy and planning.
• Experience in multi-plant or multi-site sourcing preferred.
• Experience with steel, concrete, glass, and related construction materials preferred.
• SQL and Power BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive strategic procurement strategies for material categories.
• Lead supplier negotiations and administer national agreements and blanket orders.
• Identify savings, cost avoidance, and value opportunities.
• Partner with Engineering to forecast material demand across plants.
• Mitigate supplier, risk, and supply continuity risks.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Forecasting

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP/MRP/MES

Job description

The Strategic Procurement Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving material sourcing strategies. This role works closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement to optimize cost, quality, supply continuity, and overall value. The Strategic Procurement Manager leads strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, market analysis, and supplier development while identifying opportunities to deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance.

Total Compensation Package Range: $125,000-$147,000

*Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.*

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and drive strategic procurement strategies for assigned material categories.
• Manage sourcing strategies across demand, supply base, inventory, pricing, and risk.
• Conduct market intelligence and commodity analysis to identify pricing trends, capacity constraints, risks, and sourcing opportunities.
• Partner with Engineering to develop and maintain material demand forecasts across multiple plants.
• Lead supplier negotiations and administer national supply agreements, blanket purchase orders, and scheduled releases.
• Identify and proactively mitigate supplier, commodity, capacity, financial, quality, and supply continuity risks.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, service, and risk.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for sourcing solutions.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term supplier partnerships.
• Establish and monitor savings, cost avoidance, working capital, and supplier performance goals.
• Support product standardization and identify opportunities to reduce overall organizational costs.
• Ensure procurement strategies align with corporate goals, contractual requirements, regulatory requirements, and total cost of ownership.
• Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts Payable, Field Assembly, and other internal teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, including category strategy and planning.
• Category or commodity management experience preferred.
• Experience transitioning project-based purchasing to forecast-based or contract-based sourcing strongly preferred.
• Multi-plant or multi-site sourcing experience preferred.
• Experience in construction or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience sourcing commodities such as steel, concrete, glass, prestressing strand, reinforcing steel, embeds, trucking, equipment, logistics, or transportation preferred.
• SQL and Power BI experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong negotiation, influencing, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage both volume-based and project-based purchasing strategies.
• Experience developing and administering Master Supply Agreements, blanket purchase orders, and scheduled releases.
• Strong understanding of long-lead materials, forecasting, inventory, and supply risk.
• Ability to read engineering specifications and mill certifications.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve measurable savings, cost avoidance, and value engineering results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with ERP, MRP, and MES platforms.
• Experience with vendor-managed inventory programs, Kanban, and purchase requisition systems preferred.

Core Values

• Determination: Meet challenges head on.
• Innovation: Always look for better.
• Well-Being: Seek the success, health, and happiness of all.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, including Kaiser and VSP options.
• Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Voluntary ancillary benefits, including critical illness, accident insurance, and whole life insurance.
• 401(k) matching: 100% of the first 3% contributed, then 50% of the next 2%.