Strategic Solar Procurement Lead

RNWBL; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays and vacation time

Career Growth Opportunities withinWind

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Continuous Professional Development

Job summary

RNWBL is seeking a S&B Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities for Solar & Battery projects, coordinating with business leaders to manage third-party spend and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

The role includes overseeing PO lifecycles, negotiating key contracts with the VP Procurement, and supporting cash flow forecasting for projects. On-site collaboration across teams is essential to maintain market relationships and drive efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Integrate with business leaders & team(s), stay engaged and informed on all third party spend needs.
• Escalate strategic procurement needs and roadblocks in order to address key issues.
• Execute and/or oversee execution of all purchase orders within defined strategies following purchase order quality expectations.
• Manage lifecycle of purchase orders within scope including closure.
• Support conformance to the procurement policy and finance system requirements; support implementation of category strategies.
• Negotiate / work with the VP Procurement to negotiate key contracts
• Maintain contracting & procurement plans for projects, share with the business leaders & teams
• For project procurement: support cash flow forecasting and actuals.
• Act as first POC for business leaders to address procurement issues including invoice payment issues.
• Maintain relationships in the supply market – stay on top of market dynamics and capacity, key RNWBL demands.
• Collaborate with other Procurement Managers and across the Procurement team to share learnings and ensure efficiency.
• Support vendor onboarding process & identify priority vendors for processing; monitor new vendor requests within scope.
• Drive processing of urgent procurement requests within scope with key parties (legal, accounting, HSE, etc.)
• Engage with customers to identify their procurement needs.
• Comply with customer agreements regarding bidding, approvals, sales orders.
• Issue sales orders, ensure systematic closeout for billing.
• Negotiate with suppliers as appropriate.
• Manage (and/or support) the physical warehouse and site storage locations, including: initial physical and system setup, cycle counts, recommend inventory fulfillment strategies.
• Recommend consolidated sourcing opportunities for commonly used customer parts
• Manage bulk purchases for initial site setup
• Review customer invoices for accuracy and completeness (including shipping, tax, etc.)
• Lead/support strategic sourcing projects
• Lead/support continuous improvement projects within the Procurement department

Job description

RNWBL is seeking a S&B Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities for Solar & Battery projects, coordinating with business leaders to manage third-party spend and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

The role includes overseeing PO lifecycles, negotiating key contracts with the VP Procurement, and supporting cash flow forecasting for projects. On-site collaboration across teams is essential to maintain market relationships and drive efficiency.