Procurement Specialist - Expeditor

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The Procurement Specialist/Procurement Specialist - Expeditor is a member of the center-led Procurement Team supporting the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Business Function across renewable energy and transmission projects, including utility‑scale Solar, Wind, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Substations, Switchyards, and Transmission Lines. This position helps achieve competitive advantage and business profitability through effective sourcing, commercial negotiation, supplier management, and disciplined procurement and expediting of services, materials, and equipment.

The position collaborates closely with, as needed, project management, engineering, estimating, legal, insurance, logistics, construction site teams, suppliers, and other stakeholders to procure, track, and expedite critical project resources from bid through delivery, ensuring project schedules are met and successful project execution is achieved.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of 3 days in office.

• Expedites purchase orders and subcontracts for major equipment and materials — PV modules, tracker systems, inverters, BESS enclosures, transformers, switch gear, breakers, conductor, and structures — from award through delivery, confirming order acknowledgements, drawing submittals, fabrication progress, inspection and test dates, release, and shipping documentation against contractual delivery commitments to RES.
• Performs desk and field expediting, including supplier progress calls and shop visits, to verify manufacturing progress against the schedule. Identifies slippage, develops recovery plans, and escalates critical-path exposure to project teams and senior‑level individuals for resolution.
• Maintains the project expediting log as the single source of truth for delivery status and required‑on‑site dates.
• Builds strong internal and supplier relationships.
• Advises project teams on sourcing and delivery risks for medium‑spend and low‑to‑medium risk scopes, providing guidance to support successful project execution while identifying process challenges and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Mentors Procurement Associates and works with other Procurement Specialists, Expeditors, Buyers and/or Managers to affect the group positively.
• Builds relationships with the project teams to understand how equipment and materials perform per our construction means and methods. Understands which equipment and materials drive critical path and bring our program a competitive, strategic advantage, including long‑lead items, such as main power transformers, high‑voltage breakers, BESS units and switchyard steel.
• Makes recommendations for process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Arranges, tracks, and expedites the timely delivery of services, materials, and equipment to meet site expectations, including as applicable, coordinating freight, customs, permits and receiving with logistics and site teams.
• Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct, and Company Policies & Procedures.
• Presents, supports, and leads‑by‑example with a safety and quality‑oriented attitude.
• Takes a proactive approach to the scopes being handled to ensure lead times and pricing are accurately communicated and identify the best path to market.
• Troubleshoots and trains internal Procurement staff and stakeholders on software use and best practices. Makes…