Manager, Procurement

Orenda is on a mission to make the grid more efficient with renewable energy projects and proprietary asset management technology. We develop, build, own and operate battery energy storage projects in dense urban environments to bridge the gap between renewables and electricity consumption.

We are a dynamic, NYC-based startup at the forefront of a new industry. We are seeking highly motivated and incredibly talented individuals who wish to contribute to our important mission.

Orenda’s Project Execution Division is responsible for taking projects from late-stage development through commercial readiness and into safe, predictable construction delivery. We own the operating system that makes delivery repeatable at scale: decision-grade scopes, standardized readiness artifacts, cost and risk narratives, and disciplined handoffs into construction.

We partner cross-functionally with Development, Construction, Procurement, and Finance to ensure project inputs are synchronized before mobilization and exceptions are explicit.

The Procurement Manager owns long-lead and high-risk equipment procurement across Orenda’s project portfolio, from pre-award sourcing strategy through delivery to site. This role establishes repeatable sourcing mechanisms (Master Service Agreements (MSAs), preferred vendors, bid packages, lead-time controls) that protect schedule and budget, and ensures procurement artifacts are decision-grade and traceable into approval packages and cost governance.

This role partners tightly with Pre-construction, Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Legal to enforce spec-to-purchase discipline, surface delivery risk early, and ensure clean handoffs into construction execution.

This is not a transactional purchasing role. Success requires technical fluency in long-lead electrical equipment and the ability to run vendor technical clarification cycles to closure, sanity-check submittals for specification / configuration alignment, and surface issues early with clear options for Engineering/Engineer-of-Record review.

• This role is ideal for: someone who is equal parts technical and commercial: you can run disciplined RFQs and clarification cycles, force “apples-to-apples” comparability, and translate vendor inputs into decision-grade recommendation packages. You have strong instincts for long-lead electrical equipment risk (spec alignment, interfaces, lead times, logistics) and you proactively surface issues early with clear options. You thrive in a fast-moving environment where repeatable sourcing mechanisms, clean document control, and cross-functional coordination are how we scale.

• Long-Lead Procurement Strategy: Own procurement strategy for long-lead and high-impact packages (e.g., switch gear, transformers, breakers, enclosures, fire/life safety, SCADA/EMS-facing components) aligned to project milestones and the critical path.
• Project Procurement Planning: Build and maintain the procurement plan per project, including scope definition, vendor list, Request for Qualification (RFQ) calendar and decision points, submittal requirements and review path, and manufacturing/logistics plan to site.
• Competitive Sourcing + Vendor Selection: Lead RFQs, RFI/clarification cycles, bid leveling, and recommendation packages. Coordinate technical alignment with Orenda’s Principal Engineer and the Engineer of Record (EOR). Produce clear award rationales with explicit assumptions, exclusions, and decision points.
• Technical-Commercial Alignment: Drive technical clarification cycles with vendors and ensure submittals are decision-grade (complete, traceable, and aligned to the approved spec/config baseline) before Purchase Order (PO) release. Flag misalignments early and elevate with a clear issue statement and options.
• Master Supply Mechanisms: Establish and maintain MSAs and preferred vendor frameworks, along with standard commercial templates, vendor onboarding requirements, pricing structures, escalation terms, and capacity reservation approaches.
• Global Market Inputs (International Procurement): Track relevant commodity indices, tariffs, and FX rates that impact equipment…