Senior Procurement Manager

PowerSecure, Inc.•Durham, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Procurement Manager establishes and leads the procurement strategy, operating model, supplier governance, and execution framework supporting PowerSecure’s manufacturing and service organizations. The role provides enterprise-level leadership across manufacturing operations in Durham and Randleman, North Carolina, and PowerSecure Service in Ball Ground, Georgia. It is accountable for supplier performance, material availability, cost management, procurement controls, working capital discipline, risk mitigation, and organizational capability. The role partners with senior and executive leaders across Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Service, Inventory Management, Sales/Estimating, and Sourcing to align procurement with production continuity, customer commitments, margin performance, business growth, and long-term supply chain resilience. It leads procurement execution across assigned organizations, builds and develops the procurement organization, and oversees supplier strategies, negotiations, purchasing discipline, performance measurement, and risk management. This position is hybrid. Frequent travel may be required for training or meetings. Flexible hours may be needed to accommodate suppliers across Central, Eastern, Mountain, and Pacific time zones, and the role may require after-hours work as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, finance, or a related technical discipline.
12+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, purchasing, materials, or supply chain leadership experience.
7+ years of leadership experience building, leading, and developing procurement or supply chain teams, including leaders and individual contributors.
Demonstrated ability to define procurement strategy, operating rhythms, supplier governance, KPI systems, escalation models, and execution standards across a multi-site manufacturing or service organization.
Proven executive business acumen and ability to align procurement decisions with production continuity, customer commitments, cost objectives, margin protection, working capital, supplier risk, and enterprise priorities.
Deep manufacturing experience supporting BOM-driven demand, assembly sequencing, engineering changes, supplier recovery, material constraints, production schedules, and shop-floor execution.
Advanced ERP/MRP leadership capability, including governance of procurement data integrity, purchase order discipline, supplier commitments, planning signals, shortage visibility, inventory exposure, and production-driven demand planning.
Proven ability to lead supplier strategy, negotiation, cost control, contract terms, supplier escalation, supplier risk management, alternate sourcing, purchasing controls, and Delegation of Authority compliance.
Strong financial, analytical, and operational leadership skills, including use of scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, corrective actions, and business reviews to drive measurable performance.
Executive presence and communication skills to influence suppliers, direct reports, peers, senior leaders, and executive stakeholders using facts, risk framing, options, recommendations, and results.
High ownership mindset, sound judgment, urgency, ethics, and resilience.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, resolve ambiguity, and drive sustained business performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate different supplier time zones and after-hours tasks as needed.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or comparable advanced supply chain/procurement certification.
Experience in complex manufacturing, engineered products, energy, electrical equipment, or project-based production environments.
IFS experience.

Responsibilities

Set the strategic direction for procurement operations, supplier performance, purchasing controls, and material availability across assigned PowerSecure manufacturing and service organizations.
Establish the procurement operating model, governance structure, management cadence, KPI framework, escalation process, and accountability standards.
Lead procurement execution and supplier performance across the DI campus, EPC team, PowerSecure Service, supplier diversity program, and Company Store.
Build and lead a high-performing procurement organization, including role clarity, leadership expectations, standard work, talent development, succession planning, performance management, and cross-functional accountability.
Develop supplier strategies to improve cost competitiveness, on-time delivery, quality, service, responsiveness, resilience, working capital, and long-term supply continuity.
Align procurement strategy with business plans, production schedules, BOM requirements, engineering changes, assembly start dates, material lead times, inventory objectives, customer commitments, and financial targets.
Govern purchase order accuracy, supplier follow-up, delivery confirmation, quantity control, policy compliance, Delegation of Authority adherence, and purchasing discipline.
Ensure purchased parts and services are available for assembly start dates, production schedules, service commitments, project milestones, and customer delivery requirements.
Lead executive-level supplier governance, business reviews, escalation actions, recovery plans, and corrective action processes for suppliers affecting delivery, cost, quality, capacity, responsiveness, or business continuity.
Challenge supplier pricing actions, validate cost drivers, document financial and operational impact, and coordinate alignment with sourcing, estimating, engineering, operations, finance, and executive leadership before acceptance.
Lead negotiation strategy for purchase price, quality, delivery, payment, warranty, service terms, and supplier commitments.
Use ERP/MRP data, supplier scorecards, open order reviews, shortage reports, financial analysis, risk dashboards, and KPIs to drive visibility, prioritization, accountability, and leadership decisions.
Partner with cross-functional leaders to align procurement execution with manufacturing plans, inventory strategy, quality requirements, engineering releases, service demand, estimating assumptions, sales commitments, and finance objectives.
Identify supplier, commodity, market, capacity, logistics, lead-time, and financial risks; develop mitigation, alternate sourcing, recovery, and escalation plans.
Drive working capital strategy by aligning purchase commitments with demand, production timing, supplier constraints, inventory targets, lead times, and slow-moving inventory reduction objectives.
Communicate procurement performance, supplier risk, material constraints, financial exposure, recovery plans, and recommended executive actions with clarity, urgency, and business impact.