Senior Specialist - EPG Procurement

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This role owns procurement execution for all non-OEM (non-Caterpillar) supplier commodities supporting Mac Allister's electric power strategic accounts business. The Procurement Specialist is accountable for sourcing, purchasing, and delivery of assigned commodity categories — including enclosures (packaging), clean emissions modules (CEMs), plenums, camboards, and other ancillary equipment — ensuring supply continuity, cost discipline, specification compliance, and on-time delivery aligned to project schedules.

This role operates as the primary commercial interface with assigned suppliers, owning supplier commercial and delivery performance, purchase order execution, and supply risk identification. The Procurement Specialist works cross-functionally with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Project Management, and Field Execution teams to ensure procurement decisions align with technical requirements and project timelines.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. As the business scales, additional Procurement Specialist roles are anticipated, with commodity assignments divided across the group.

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned non-OEM commodity categories supporting Mac Allister's electric power strategic accounts scope of supply.
• Conduct market analysis, supplier benchmarking, and total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations for assigned categories.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers, including second-source options for supply risk mitigation.
• Lead supplier RFQ/RFP processes, evaluate supplier proposals, and recommend supplier selection decisions.
• Maintain an approved supplier list for assigned categories in coordination with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE).

• Create, manage, and track purchase orders within ERP systems for all assigned commodities.
• Ensure purchase order accuracy, including specification compliance and alignment with engineering requirements.
• Own order tracking, expediting, and resolution of supply disruptions.
• Coordinate delivery logistics and schedules to meet project timelines and site readiness requirements.
• Authorize purchase orders required to support the business within assigned commodity categories.

• Own the commercial and delivery performance relationship with assigned suppliers.
• Monitor and drive supplier performance on cost, on-time delivery, lead time, and capacity commitments.
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews focused on commercial and delivery metrics.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, warranties, and service-level agreements.
• Develop and manage supplier contracts, including long-term agreements.
• Identify and execute cost savings, cost avoidance, and supplier optimization opportunities.
• Note:
  
  Supplier quality performance (conformance, audits, NCRs, corrective actions) is owned by the Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) function.

• Identify and elevate supply chain risks that could impact project schedules, cost, or delivery commitments.
• Monitor supplier capacity constraints, material lead times, and market conditions affecting assigned categories.
• Escalate unresolved supply disruptions or delivery risks to Supply Chain Management with proposed mitigation actions.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends relevant to data center power infrastructure procurement.

• Coordinate with Engineering to ensure procurement aligns with technical specifications and design requirements.
• Coordinate with Project Management to align procurement timelines with project…