Strategic Procurement Manager >

3 weeks ago

Minneapolis, United States CareerBuilder Full time

National Grid Renewables is a leading North American renewable energy company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with satellite offices located in the regions where it develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy projects. As a farmer-friendly and community-focused company, National Grid Renewables develops projects for corporations and utilities that seek to repower Americas electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable future. National Grid Renewables is part of the competitive, unregulated Ventures division of National Grid. It has a portfolio of solar, wind, and energy storage projects throughout the United States in various stages of development, construction, and operation.

National Grid Renewables partners with communities, farmers, and landowners where we develop. This means its not just about projects but about the people we work with, both outside and inside our organization. National Grid Renewables Team Members embody our foundational culture of being entrepreneurial, creative, and nimble and take pride in supporting National Grids vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future for all.

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist will drive strategic procurement of major PV and BESS equipment for utility scale solar projects and continue to drive down the overall CAPEX cost in support of the solar and storage development and construction pipeline by collaborating with internal Engineering, Construction, Operating, Legal, Finance, commercial, origination and development teams.

Responsibilities:

Category Management

Subject Matter Expert with Category Management & Strategic Sourcing with a desire and ability to coach and teach Procurement staff and stakeholders in a consulting role

Engage with Stakeholders to establish clear business needs, apply forward thinking skills to set near and long term E2E category strategies and a roadmap to continuous improvements and benefits

Lead a multi-year commodity procurement strategy to support a 1GW/year solar pipeline

Actively collaborate with internal technical teams and suppliers to continually drive down LCOE (Levelized Cost of Electricity) ($/W)

Utilize varied and complex data sets to identify new opportunities to drive benefits through the contracts E2E lifecycle

Evaluate and apply the concept of total cost of ownership (TCO) and supplier and contract switching coststo support decision making options

Manage the forecast and delivery of category savings targets in support of team and Procurement commitments and goals

Develop and run competitive RFP processes to support major equipment, O&M and indirect services procurement

Incorporate market intelligence and vendor inputs into the bid evaluation and contracting process

Coordinate with Engineering to gather and maintain specifications, scopes of work, and standards to be followed for solar and storage projects

Ensure timely and frequent engagement with development, legal, engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, and asset management on all issues related to equipment supply.

Support and facilitate internal team resolution on material changes to agreements across both commercial and technical issues.

Work with technical and finance teams to support bankability of new suppliers and technologies

Support Project Management teams during project execution

Ongoing contract administration for major equipment supply agreements, O&M and indirect services agreements

Commercial Negotiation

Establishes structured negotiation plans in support of company needs with clarity of desired outcomes

Understanding of suppliers position, desired outcomes, and leverage points

Able to involve stakeholders in negotiation preparations and events

Provide support to team members in development of negotiation strategies

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ffectively support the negotiation of agreements for items related to scope, price, terms & conditions, delivery, and contract changes with suppliers

Apply contracting abilities, editing of work scope, understanding of commercial terms and conditions, and accurate monitoring of commercial changes from award to delivery.

Review cost proposals and actual cost reports from projects to establish standard summary data cost reports and variance analyses. Track and report on cost movement during negotiations.

Ensurethrough effective contract negotiation to meet objectives related to safety, cost, delivery performance, schedule and quality.

Ensure that risks are mitigated through alignment across major project agreements (EPC agreement, Equipment supply, PPA, Warranty, etc.)

Supplier Relationship Management

Identifies critical suppliers and creates appropriate engagement plans to ensure our Supply Chain risk profile and inputs to continuous improvement are proactively managed

Demonstrates a collaborative approach with supply base and develops integrated plans to drive appropriate value for business and customer requirements

Builds appropriate supplier performance measurements (KPIs) into contractual frameworks

Holds suppliers to account for performance delivery using KPI data and strategic business reviews

Market and Supplier Development

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evelop and maintain relationships with module, inverter, tracker, SCADA, GSU, BESS suppliers and O&M and indirect service providers.

Understanding of criteria for alternative country sourcing, associated risks and how its supply chain can contribute to our business needs

Contribute to business case development to support alternate country sourcing initiatives

Remain informed of latest technology trends and the government policies in the market and understand the implications of the procurement strategy and adjust accordingly

Procurement Process Management and Improvement

Drive continuous improvement using lean techniques to identify and eliminate waste in the extended E2E Supply Chain

Systems and Analytics

Demonstrates ability in working with multiple ERP systems: SAP, Procore, Ariba, Tableau, Spend Analytics

Understands how to analyze large data sets and extract information for strategic decision making

Qualifications:

5 +years of experience in strategic sourcing functions, commodity management, contract negotiation and vendor management. Solar procurement experience is preferred

Masters degree in Engineering or MBA is preferred

Project management skills working with large scale solar, wind, and/or storage development projects.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to explain complex concepts in a concise manner

Detail-oriented with demonstrated ability for accuracy

Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and execute multiple contracts on schedule, has experience negotiating large contracts

Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives

Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to drive mutually beneficial outcomes

Should be proficient in planning, collaboration, and analysis.

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