Procurement Manager - Major Projects position in Columbus, OH, with our direct client

Indotronix International Corporation•Columbus, OH

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Manager, Major Projects, serves as the primary Procurement partner for assigned major generation or transmission capital projects or programs. Embedded within the project team, this senior individual contributor leads procurement integration across materials, equipment, services, construction, supplier capacity, and contracting activities to support successful project delivery. Working through influence across Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction, and Project Controls, the role develops and oversees the integrated procurement plan, anticipates and mitigates risks, aligns procurement activities with project milestones, and provides executive-level visibility into procurement readiness and performance. The position coordinates category strategy, supplier relationships, material tracking, and project execution capabilities into a unified procurement strategy, but is not directly responsible for those functions or for overall project execution. The role may support major generation or transmission projects in a utility, energy, infrastructure, industrial, or engineering environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience; or associate's degree in a related field and 10 years of relevant experience; or high school diploma/GED and 12 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contracting, supplier management, supply markets, manufacturing lead times, and delivery assurance.
Experience supporting large capital, utility, energy, generation, transmission, infrastructure, industrial, or engineering projects.
Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and executive communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting generation, transmission, utility, energy, EPC, or infrastructure capital projects.
Knowledge of project controls, critical path scheduling, commissioning, and construction sequencing.
Experience managing procurement risks on projects exceeding $100M in capital investment.
PMP, CPSM, CPSD, SCM, or similar professional certification.
Experience operating in matrixed and portfolio-based organizations.

Responsibilities

Establish accountability, decision paths, and escalation processes to resolve procurement issues and risks.
Communicate procurement readiness, key risks, mitigation plans, and critical decisions to project leadership.
Serve as the primary procurement liaison and single point of coordination for assigned major projects, partnering with Project Managers, Project Directors, and project leadership.
Develop, maintain, and drive the integrated project procurement plan, aligning it with engineering, construction, commissioning, and project milestones.
Translate project schedules and business objectives into coordinated procurement, sourcing, contracting, supplier, and material execution plans.
Represent project material and capacity requirements in Generation and/or Transmission COE portfolio planning and incorporate prioritization decisions into project execution plans.
Maintain procurement dashboards and risk registers covering milestones, supplier capacity, material status, commercial issues, actions, decisions, and executive reporting.
Coordinate cross-functional execution across Generation, Transmission COE, Category Management, PPO, Sourcing, Contracts, Engineering, Project Controls, Construction, Logistics, and other stakeholders.
Partner with Procurement teams to address supplier performance, capacity constraints, category strategies, and commercial considerations.
Use analytics, systems, and continuous improvement practices to enhance sourcing effectiveness, contract visibility, supplier performance, and project outcomes.