Director Indirect Procurement

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Procurement

Exempt

Lead the Indirect Procurement and Procurement Support functions for RWE Americas, providing strategic and operational leadership across indirect category management, sourcing, contracting, supplier management, procurement systems, processes, analytics, governance, and compliance. The Director, Indirect Procurement & Procurement Support leads managers and senior managers, partners with senior business stakeholders to translate growth plans into procurement strategies and organizational capabilities, and drives scalable, efficient, and compliant procurement practices that support RWE Americas' onshore wind, solar, battery storage, and broader business activities.

• Lead the Indirect Procurement function for RWE Americas, setting strategy, priorities, organizational structure, and resource plans while leading and developing managers and senior managers responsible for sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contract execution
• Develop and execute enterprise-wide category strategies for strategic indirect spend, including IT, consulting and professional services, facility management, and early-stage development services such as feasibility studies, expert opinions, and legal and regulatory support
• Partner with senior leadership and business functions to understand demand, challenge requirements where appropriate, consolidate spend, and translate business growth plans into forward-looking sourcing and contracting strategies
• Drive competitive sourcing and negotiations for high-value and complex requirements, using market intelligence, demand aggregation, total-cost-of-ownership analysis, and supplier competition to improve commercial outcomes while protecting schedule, quality, and risk objectives
• Establish and strengthen strategic supplier relationship management programs that improve performance, reliability, innovation, cost efficiency, and long-term value creation; lead escalation and resolution of significant supplier or contractual issues
• Approve significant procurement commitments within delegated authority and ensure sourcing and contracting decisions comply with RWE governance, policies, procedures, risk requirements, and approval frameworks
• Lead Procurement Support, including procurement systems, processes, statements of procedure, analytics, reporting, compliance, and data governance, ensuring the function has scalable tools and standards to support continued business growth
• Optimize the end-to-end sourcing-to-payment (S2P) process by identifying process gaps, simplifying workflows, standardizing ways of working, and leveraging technology, automation, and advanced analytics to improve efficiency and user experience
• Define, monitor, and communicate procurement KPIs and management information covering process efficiency, compliance, supplier performance, savings/value delivery, total cost of ownership, and supply or contractual risk; use data to identify and drive corrective actions
• Represent Procurement in strategic planning, transformation, and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring procurement requirements and market considerations are incorporated early into business decisions and development activities
• Coordinate closely with Central RWE Indirect Procurement, Project Development, Finance, Legal, IT, Operations, and other functions to capture Group-wide synergies, align category strategies, and maintain consistent procurement standards
• Lead change management and capability-building initiatives across Procurement, embedding category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier management, and digital procurement best practices
• Develop team capability through clear objectives, coaching, succession planning, performance management, and targeted development opportunities, creating a high-performing and collaborative procurement organization
• Build external market networks and strategic partnerships that provide insight into supplier markets, emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and innovative commercial models relevant to RWE's growth strategy

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction, Business Management, Finance, or a related field preferred. Advanced degree or relevant professional procurement/supply chain certification is a plus
• Minimum 11 years of relevant procurement experience, with substantial…