Americas Procurement Lead

Fluence•Alpharetta, GA

18h

About The Position

The Americas Procurement Lead - Execution is responsible for leading procurement execution activities supporting awarded projects across North and South America and the Caribbean. This role manages a growing team of procurement professionals and serves as the primary escalation point for procurement, subcontractor, supplier, and project-related issues. The position is accountable for supplier negotiations, subcontract administration, purchase order execution, delivery performance, and cross-functional coordination to ensure project commitments are achieved. The role also acts as a delegate for the Senior Manager when required and plays a key role in developing procurement talent, strengthening supplier relationships, and driving operational excellence across execution procurement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
8-10 years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, subcontract management, or project procurement experience.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, including performance management, talent development, and hiring responsibilities.
Experience supporting complex industrial, construction, infrastructure, energy, utility, or EPC projects.
Proven experience leading supplier and subcontractor negotiations.
Strong understanding of project execution, procurement processes, contract administration, purchasing governance, and supplier management.
Experience working with ERP and procurement systems, including SAP.
Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and escalation management skills.
Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), medium voltage transformers or medium voltage equipment, electrical infrastructure, renewable energy, or utility-scale projects.
Experience managing procurement activities across multiple countries within the Americas region.
Experience with Coupa, Salesforce, Power BI, and SharePoint.
Spanish language proficiency preferred but not required.
Experience developing procurement processes, supplier performance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement professionals supporting execution procurement activities across the America’s continent.
Conduct performance reviews, talent development planning, hiring activities, workload prioritization, and succession planning for direct reports.
Serve as the primary escalation point for procurement, subcontractor, supplier, and project-related issues; act as delegate for the Senior Manager, Procurement, as required.
Lead procurement execution activities for awarded projects, ensuring alignment with project schedules, budgets, contractual requirements, and customer commitments.
Manage procurement and subcontracting activities for Balance of Plant (BOP) equipment, medium voltage equipment, installation services, temporary labor, and other project-related materials and services.
Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers, subcontractors, and service providers to secure competitive pricing, favorable terms, scope alignment, and reliable delivery commitments.
Support RFQ strategy, sourcing activities, and supplier selection in partnership with the Procurement Strategy team.
Review and approve procurement transactions in accordance with Fluence policies, procurement governance, and Delegation of Authority (DOA) requirements.
Drive resolution of supplier performance, delivery, quality, commercial, and contract administration issues impacting project execution.
Partner closely with Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Logistics, and Operations teams to support successful project delivery.
Monitor procurement performance, delivery status, project risks, and mitigation plans while providing regular updates to leadership.
Use SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, Power BI, Salesforce, SharePoint, and related business systems to support procurement operations, reporting, and governance.
Promote continuous improvement, standardization, and best practices across procurement execution processes.