Vice President of Procurement

United Utility Services; Spring (TX); Sur place; USD 200 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA and FSA options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Disability benefits

Résumé du poste

United Utility Services seeks a high-impact VP of Procurement to standardize procurement practices across its operating units and optimize costs on major transmission, distribution, and substation projects.

You will negotiate master service agreements, align payment terms with customers, and partner with Finance, Legal, and Operations to improve working capital while ensuring safety and compliance across vendor programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, or business.
• 10+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier management.
• Experience leading procurement across multiple business units or operating companies.
• Experience negotiating master service agreements, project-specific agreements, and payment terms.
• Proven success delivering cost savings across field services, materials, and subcontracted services.
• Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract-management skills.
• Certifications such as CIPS, CPM, or PMP are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute a coordinated procurement strategy across United Utility Services and its operating business units.
• Aggregate and analyze organizational spend to identify common suppliers and cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead sourcing for transmission, distribution, substation materials and high-spend subcontracted services.
• Negotiate master service agreements, pricing schedules, and payment terms.
• Monitor supplier pricing, capacity, quality, safety, and compliance with contracts.
• Coordinate with Finance, Treasury, Legal, and Operations to align terms and improve working capital.
• Oversee vendor prequalification, onboarding, and documentation.
• Track spend, negotiated savings, and supplier performance for senior leadership.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Contract management

Cost savings

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field

Certifications: CIPS/CPM/PMP (plus)

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

About Us

United Utility is a pioneering force in the electric utility industry, providing comprehensive and innovative solutions that support power infrastructure investments across the United States. As the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, distribution, substation, and grid-hardening projects, we help drive progress across the power sector. With headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas, United Utility is committed to operational excellence, sustainable growth, and delivering solutions that strengthen our nation’s power infrastructure.

Date Posted: 10/27/2026

Minimum Date Posted: 11/6/2026

The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $220,000 annually.

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.

Location: Woodlands, TX; Charlotte, North Carolina

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options where applicable
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays
• short and long-term disability

About The Role

The Vice President of Procurement will lead subcontractor and vendor strategy across United Utility Services and its operating business units. This role will focus on standardizing procurement practices throughout the bid and project execution lifecycle, improving commercial terms, reducing costs, strengthening supplier relationships, and supporting reliable project execution.

The Vice President of Procurement will leverage consolidated organizational spend to negotiate competitive pricing, volume discounts, preferred delivery terms, and strategic supplier agreements. The role will also work closely with Finance, Treasury, Legal, Operations, and business-unit leadership to align vendor and subcontractor payment terms with applicable customer payment terms and improve working capital.

Key procurement categories include major materials, equipment, and subcontracted services supporting transmission, distribution, and substation projects, as well as hydroexcavation, tree trimming, concrete and cement restoration, traffic control, safety supplies, and other recurring field services and materials.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Procurement Strategy

• Develop and execute a coordinated procurement strategy across United Utility Services and its operating business units.
• Aggregate and analyze organizational spend to identify common suppliers, fragmented purchasing, cost-saving opportunities, and preferred supplier arrangements.
• Lead sourcing strategies for transmission, distribution, and substation materials and high-spend subcontracted services.
• Partner with business-unit leaders to balance enterprise purchasing leverage with local market requirements and project delivery needs.

Commercial Terms & Working Capital

• Negotiate vendor and subcontractor master service agreements, including commercially appropriate payment terms aligned with applicable customer payment requirements.
• Evaluate customer payment cycles, retainage, billing requirements, milestone payments, and applicable pay-when-paid or pay-if-paid provisions when structuring subcontractor agreements, in coordination with Legal.
• Negotiate enterprise pricing, volume discounts, rebates, rate cards, preferred terms, and service-level commitments.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal, and Operations to evaluate cash-flow impacts and commercial terms.
• Maintain approved contract templates, pricing schedules, and documented exceptions to standard terms.

Vendor & Subcontractor Management

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and maintain qualified vendors and subcontractors that meet operational, commercial, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Establish preferred vendor and subcontractor programs and negotiate master service agreements.
• Monitor supplier pricing, capacity, responsiveness, quality, safety performance, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Partner with business-unit leadership to resolve invoice discrepancies, change orders, performance issues, and service deficiencies.
• Develop alternative supplier options for critical services to reduce concentration, availability, and geographic coverage risks.

Business Unit Coordination & Execution

• Partner with operating-company leadership, project managers, and field teams to understand vendor and subcontractor needs, local market conditions, and customer requirements.
• Drive consistent procurement practices, including supplier engagement, purchase orders, pricing verification, and invoice approval workflows.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable and Operations to validate subcontractor invoices, agreed-upon rates, supporting documentation, and payment milestones.
• Identify opportunities to leverage qualified vendors and subcontractors across operating companies while supporting project schedules and field requirements.
• Escalate critical supplier performance, capacity, and commercial issues and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.

Compliance & Controls

• Oversee vendor and subcontractor prequalification processes and required documentation, including agreements, insurance certificates, licenses, safety qualifications, and pricing schedules.
• Support compliance with company procurement policies, approval authorities, contractual requirements, and applicable laws governing subcontractor payments.

Performance Reporting & Cost Savings

• Track consolidated spend, negotiated and realized savings, discounts, payment-term alignment, supplier concentration, and vendor/subcontractor performance.
• Develop recurring reporting for senior leadership highlighting savings opportunities, implementation progress, exceptions, supplier performance, and key risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, subcontractor management, vendor management, or supply chain, preferably within utility services, construction, or infrastructure contracting.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing procurement strategies across multiple business units or operating companies.
• Experience negotiating master service agreements, project-specific agreements, subcontractor payment terms, pricing schedules, rate structures, and volume-based discounts.
• Demonstrated success consolidating decentralized spend and delivering measurable cost savings across field services, materials, and subcontracted services.
• Strong negotiation, commercial, and contract-management skills.
• Knowledge of field-service subcontracting, including hydroexcavation and related utility-construction services.
• Familiarity with procurement, accounts payable, and spend-analytics systems.
• Strong Excel, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to work effectively across Operations, Finance, Legal, and executive leadership.
• Strong analytical judgment and decision-making capabilities.
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, CPM, or PMP are a plus.

Application Deadline

This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. The Company reserves the right to extend or close the posting based on business needs and applicable policy requirements.

Important Information

Applicants may be asked:

"Are you currently employed by the Company?"

For standard external opportunities, this question is used for applicant classification, reporting, and workforce analytics purposes only.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from third-party recruiters or staffing firms. Resumes submitted without a signed, written agreement with the Company and outside the approved HR/Recruiter process will not be reviewed or considered, and the Company will not be responsible for any associated fees.

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