Expert Project Procurement Lead

Dematic is seeking an Expert Procurement Project Lead (PPL) to direct procurement efforts for the organization's most complex, strategic, and high-value customer projects. This position functions as the senior procurement expert during project delivery and as the Procurement Business Leader for assigned projects, collaborating closely with Project Management, Engineering, Solutions Development, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement Category Management, and Suppliers to guarantee successful project outcomes.

The Expert PPL is accountable for developing and delivering procurement strategies that optimize project outcomes, mitigate risk, protect customer commitments, and support business objectives. This role provides leadership through influence, expertise, and strong performance while serving as a trusted advisor for complex procurement, supplier, commercial, and project delivery challenges. The ideal candidate possesses extensive project-based procurement expertise, outstanding problem-solving capabilities, and a proven ability to lead through influence in highly complex project environments.

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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $112,875 - $165,000 annually at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

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Take charge of procurement delivery for Dematic’s most intricate, strategic, and high-value customer projects. Develop and complete project-specific procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, customer requirements, and business goals. Act as the main procurement leader, responsible for procurement outcomes that support scope, schedule, quality, cost, and customer commitments. Drive accountability throughout Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers to ensure project success.

Lead procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects and strategic customer accounts. Balance cost, schedule, risk, supplier performance, and customer commitments to make well-founded business decisions. Develop and maintain Procurement Execution Plans aligned to achievements, supplier commitments, critical path activities, and risk mitigation efforts. Own procurement risk and issue management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and resolving risks that impact project outcomes. Assess and manage procurement impacts related to scope changes, engineering revisions, supplier changes, commercial modifications, and schedule changes.

Lead resolution of complex supplier performance, quality, capacity, commercial, and delivery issues to protect project objectives. Partner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers for complex project requirements. Influence project collaborators, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams without direct authority while promoting responsibility for commitments and actions. Serve as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews, addressing blocking issues, executive discussions, and customer engagements.

Own procurement performance metrics, executive reporting, achievement tracking, supplier performance, and delivery of procurement commitments. Lead continuous improvement, organizational capability development, and mentoring to strengthen procurement project…