Procurement Manager

Stakeholder Management

• Provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of Procurement activities across projects and operational requirements.
• Establish effective working relationships with Engineering, Tech Ops, Project Management, Delivery, O&M, Finance, Logistics, Category Management, and suppliers.
• Coordinate planning & procurement activities with equipment manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and other external partners.
• Support cross-functional planning for project financing, construction, operations, and equipment requirements.
• Provide direction, coaching, and support to Buyer/Planner and other procurement resources as applicable.
• Serve as an escalation point for procurement, supplier, purchasing, and logistics issues.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in internal and external interactions.

Contract Management

• Support development, review, negotiation, execution, and administration of master supply agreements and other procurement-related contracts.
• Ensure procurement activities are executed in accordance with negotiated contractual terms.
• Partner with Category Management to ensure supplier contracts and commercial terms are accurately reflected in procurement processes and systems.
• Coordinate purchase order execution and ensure alignment with supplier agreements.
• Monitor contract obligations, renewals, pricing, and other key commercial requirements.
• Support resolution of contractual and commercial issues with suppliers.

Quality Management

• Establish and maintain procurement processes that support supplier quality and reliable equipment delivery.
• Monitor supplier and procurement performance and coordinate resolution of quality issues.
• Support project management and O&M teams with major equipment defect, breakage, warranty, and insurance claims.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve equipment-related issues.
• Identify process improvements that increase procurement accuracy, supplier responsiveness, and execution quality.
• Support supplier qualification and performance-management activities.

Financial Management

• Oversee procurement execution for major equipment purchases, including purchase orders, invoices, and payment records.
• Coordinate with Finance and Accounts Payable to resolve purchasing and payment issues.
• Support preparation of equipment pricing and availability forecasts for preconstruction and project planning.
• Maintain procurement pricing and market information to support sourcing and project decisions.
• Monitor procurement performance, commercial terms, and purchasing activity against established objectives.
• Support cost optimization initiatives in partnership with Category Management.
• Ensure procurement records provide accurate financial and commercial visibility.

Schedule Management

• Coordinate purchasing, warehousing, shipping, and logistics activities to support construction and project schedules.
• Establish processes to monitor purchase order status, supplier commitments, logistics activities, and material availability.
• Identify and escalate procurement issues that may impact project schedules.
• Coordinate with Buyer/Planner and Category Management to resolve supply and delivery constraints.
• Support forecasting of equipment availability and pricing for preconstruction and project planning.
• Drive improvements in procurement cycle times and execution efficiency.

Compliance Management

• Establish and maintain procurement processes that comply with company policies, legal requirements, ethical standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Verify vendor and product compliance with applicable company standards.
• Enforce procurement policies, procedures, and approval requirements.
• Support compliance reviews and maintain appropriate procurement records.
• Monitor industry, trade, economic, ITC, and regulatory developments that may affect Solar PV and BESS procurement.
• Ensure procurement processes appropriately capture required certifications and compliance information.
• Partner with Category Management and Procurement leadership on emerging regulatory and compliance requirements.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and escalate procurement, supplier, logistics, and material-availability risks.
• Establish processes for monitoring supplier performance and emerging supply-chain disruptions.
• Coordinate risk mitigation activities with Category Management, Buyer/Planner, project teams, and suppliers.
• Monitor industry trends, trade disputes, economic conditions, and regulatory developments affecting equipment availability and cost.
• Support supplier continuity and contingency planning.
• Establish appropriate escalation processes for material, supplier, logistics, quality, and commercial risks.
• Provide Procurement leadership with visibility into significant risks and mitigation actions.

Document Management

• Develop and maintain procurement databases and systems containing major equipment and supplier information.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment pricing, availability, supplier information, purchase orders, contracts, and procurement activity.
• Maintain chain-of-custody, proof-of-payment, proof-of-delivery, and other required equipment documentation.
• Establish and maintain procurement reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Ensure procurement documentation is complete, accurate, accessible, and appropriately controlled.
• Support procurement systems integration, process improvements, and data-quality initiatives.
• Establish standardized documentation and recordkeeping practices across the Procurement function.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of procurement and supply-chain experience, preferably within solar, energy storage, construction, manufacturing, or other project-based industries.
• Experience coordinating purchasing, logistics, suppliers, and cross-functional project requirements.
• Working knowledge of supplier contracts and commercial terms, including Incoterms.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to understand and communicate technical and commercial issues.
• Strong organizational skills, process orientation, and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects and tasks with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to identify problems, coordinate solutions, and escalate appropriately.
• Strong proficiency with spreadsheets, word processing, and business productivity tools.

• Experience supporting negotiation and administration of master supply agreements and other procurement contracts.
• Experience leading or supervising procurement personnel.
• Experience with Solar PV, BESS, electrical equipment, or other energy-related equipment.
• Experience with procurement, ERP, project management, or supply-chain systems.
• Experience with Procore, Salesforce, Smartsheet, Google Workspace, or similar systems.
• Experience with procurement process improvement, data management, reporting, and systems implementation.
• Experience coordinating equipment warehousing and transportation activities.
• Experience with supplier performance management and risk mitigation.