Senior Procurement Manager

Job Summary:

The Sr. Procurement Manager is responsible for establishing and leading the procurement strategy, operating model, supplier governance, and execution framework required to support Power Secure’s manufacturing and service organizations. This role provides enterprise-level leadership across Power Secure manufacturing operations in Durham and Randleman, NC, and Power Secure Service in Ball Ground, GA, with accountability for supplier performance, material availability, cost management, procurement controls, working capital discipline, risk mitigation, and organizational capability.

The Sr. Procurement Manager partners with senior and executive leaders across Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Service, Inventory Management, Sales/Estimating, and Sourcing to ensure procurement strategy supports production continuity, customer commitments, margin performance, business growth, and long term supply chain resilience.

Minimum Qualifications:

(Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills):

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, finance, or related technical discipline required; master’s degree, CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or comparable advanced supply chain/procurement certification strongly preferred.
12+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, purchasing, materials, or supply chain leadership experience, preferably in complex manufacturing, engineered products, energy, electrical equipment, or project-based production environments.
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.

Strong executive business acumen with proven 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 with experience governing procurement data integrity, purchase order discipline, supplier commitments, planning signals, shortage visibility, inventory exposure, and production-driven demand planning; IFS experience preferred.

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 with experience using scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, corrective actions, and business reviews to drive measurable procurement and supplier performance.

Executive presence and communication capability with the credibility to influence suppliers, direct reports, peers, senior leaders, and executive stakeholders through clear facts, risk framing, options, recommendations, and results.

High ownership mindset, sound judgment, urgency, ethics, resilience, and demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, resolve ambiguity, and drive sustained business performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Set the strategic direction for procurement operations, supplier performance, purchasing controls, and material availability across assigned Power Secure manufacturing and service organizations.

Establish the procurement operating model, governance structure, management cadence, KPI framework, escalation process, and accountability standards required to support production continuity and business growth.

Lead procurement execution and supplier performance across the DI campus, EPC team, Power Secure Service, supplier diversity program, and Company Store.

Build and lead a high-performing procurement organization with clear roles, leadership expectations, standard work, talent development, succession planning, performance management, and cross-functional accountability.

Develop supplier strategies that improve cost competitiveness, on-time delivery, quality performance, service levels, responsiveness, resiliency, working capital, and long-term supply continuity.

Align procurement strategy with business plans, production schedules, BOM…