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EDF power solutions North America · 12 hours ago

Senior Sourcing Manager, Strategic Procurement (Onshore Wind) [Hybrid]

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$121K/yr - $201K/yr

7+ years exp

EDF power solutions North America is a market-leading independent power producer and service provider focused on providing clean energy solutions. The Senior Sourcing Manager will lead the development of procurement strategies for key components of renewable energy projects, particularly in onshore wind, while managing supplier relationships and ensuring effective risk mitigation.

Renewables & Environment

No H1B

Responsibilities

Category Management:

Category Management and Contracting: Capture business demands and handle competitive tendering, review and levelize vendor proposals, negotiation and contract execution for key goods and services as needed, ensuring that agreements are executed within the required timeframe. Make recommendations as to which supplier/contractor/technology should be deployed including leading contract negotiations and interfaces with a cross-functional team. Own and refine the procurement guidance to the business including methodology, tools, and processes. Support the demands from capital projects including drafting and providing price forecasts, assumption rationales and project procurement plans while representing procurement in internal and external meetings

Risk Management: Identify and ensure effective risk mitigation through collaboration with HSE, legal, credit, insurance, and other key stakeholders

Business Line Support: Lead and support enhanced stakeholder integration combined with development of an understanding of supply market and cost trends to drive the transformation of category sourcing capabilities and value creation. Influence the GSP organization’s leaders to drive successful sourcing events, inclusive of combining multiple project needs into a single enterprise sourcing event and standardize across suppliers and services

Supplier Management: Build and maintain multiple supplier relationships by conducting regular assessments of suppliers including business review meetings, analysis of supplier’s competitive advantages, understanding of supplier pricing roadmaps, leading the cross functional qualification process, and performing factory audits

Special Projects and Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to regular and ad-hoc reporting

Qualification

Procurement strategiesContract negotiationSupplier managementRenewable energy experienceProject managementAnalytical skillsMicrosoft OfficeSAPCommunication skillsTeam playerAttention to detail

Required

At least 7 years of procurement or relevant professional experience with a minimum of 3 years of experience required in the renewable energy industry

MBA/MS degree or 2 years of strategic procurement experience

At least 2 years of contracting and negotiation experience

Bachelor's degree with preference for Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management, or Business Management

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position

Superior knowledge in procurement strategies, processes, and best practices including extensive experience with contract development and management, supplier management and claims management

Draft, negotiate and manage high value and high-risk major contracts for goods and services utilizing strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen

Strong written and verbal communication skills, executive presence, interpersonal and presentation skills, and the proven ability to influence and communicate effectively

Establish relationships, influence, and negotiate competing priorities among business partners suppliers, markets, and trends within the renewable energy industry

Apply efficient procurement processes, structures and analytical tools while having an eye to make changes to process and procedures based on knowledge of current business needs

Challenge 'conventional' thinking while considering others' views and proactively persuades others utilizing facts

A strong eye for detail to ensure accuracy in exchange of information and contracts

Be a team player and develop a working understanding of key commercial and technical drivers of business success using this knowledge to make recommendations to the business to drive operational changes

Work independently and translate team goals into clear, flexible action plans for self in a fast-changing environment

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and SAP and learn new systems and tools rapidly

Preferred

Preferred certifications are a plus: Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) from the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISM), Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute