Project Procurement Lead

• 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 supporting scope, schedule, quality, cost, and customer commitments
• Drive accountability across Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers
• 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 impacting 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
• Partner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers
• Influence project collaborators, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Serve as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews, executive discussions, and customer engagements
• Own procurement performance metrics, executive reporting, achievement tracking, supplier performance, and procurement commitments
• Lead continuous improvement, organizational capability development, and mentoring to strengthen procurement project execution excellence

• 10+ years of relevant project-based procurement experience supporting complex automation, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or capital equipment projects
• Proven track record in managing procurement for large-scale, complex, and strategically important customer projects
• Recognized expertise in project-based procurement, supplier management, project execution, and risk management
• Deep understanding of project management principles including critical path analysis, risk management, issue management, collaborator management, change control, and project performance reporting
• Demonstrated expertise applying project management tools and methodologies including executive scorecards, risk heat maps, action registers, issue tracking systems, achievement reporting, and performance dashboards
• Proven ability to influence project teams, suppliers, customers, and executive collaborators without direct authority
• Strong business insight and ability to make sound decisions in complex and ambiguous situations
• Proven track record managing resolution of highly complex supplier, commercial, and project implementation challenges
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead multi-stakeholder, multi-region, and highly complex strategic projects
• Background in process improvement and operational excellence preferred
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Preferred experience with SAP and Microsoft Teams
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) preferred and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

Demonstrates extensive expertise in project-based procurement, supplier management, and risk management, with a strong…