Project Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Job Summary

The Project Manager – Strategic Sourcing will lead multiple, concurrent sourcing and procurement initiatives across various categories, ensuring project scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder outcomes.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing projects across assigned categories, managing scope, timeline, budget, and stakeholder expectations from initiation through closure.

• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies; conduct spend analysis, market research, and total-cost-of-ownership evaluations to identify savings and value-creation opportunities.

• Manage the competitive bid process (RFI/RFP/RFQ), including drafting requirements, evaluating supplier proposals, leading negotiations, and recommending awards.

• Draft, negotiate, and administer supplier contracts — identifying upcoming obligations, developing dispute-resolution options, monitoring compliance, and assisting in final contract closure.

• Track, forecast, and report project savings, cost avoidance, budgets, variances, and corrective actions; accurately forecast cost-to-complete on assigned initiatives.

• Build and maintain supplier relationships; oversee supplier qualification, performance, risk mitigation, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (operations, finance, legal, safety, and regional leadership) to align sourcing initiatives with business objectives.

• Proactively identify risks, monitor project status, recognize negative trends and project variances, and coordinate corrective action.

Minimum Qualifications

• Project Management certification by a recognized organization such as the Project Management Institute (PMP) is a plus.

• Professional sourcing or supply chain certification (e.g., CPSM, CPM) is a plus.

• Previous experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supply chain will be considered.

• Strong skill set around negotiation, contract management, spend and cost analysis, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, and writing.

• Familiarity with electric utility, fleet, and vegetation-management equipment, services, and processes is a plus.

• Experience with e-sourcing/procurement or ERP platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle) is a plus.

• Customer and stakeholder interface experience.

• Strong written, oral, presentation, and organizational skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (advanced Excel preferred).

Education & Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience, including project management (tracking, savings/budget responsibility), strategic sourcing or procurement, detailed contract management, and cross-functional project leadership.

• B.S. in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field required.

Pre-Screen

Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Travel Requirements

• Rarely: climbing stairs, climbing ladders, kneeling, squatting, crawling, lifting/carrying over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., balancing, color vision, depth perception.
• Occasionally: standing, walking, stooping, body twisting, reaching, range of motion, lifting up to 10 lbs., gripping.
• Frequently: manual dexterity, sense of touch, speaking clearly, hearing-speech range.
• Constantly: sitting, seeing, reading.

Benefits

We offer a competitive range of benefits to support our employees’ health, well-being, and financial security. Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available to all eligible employees on the first day of employment.

Physical Requirements

• Rarely: climbing stairs, climbing ladders, kneeling, squatting, crawling, lifting/carrying over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., balancing, color vision, depth perception.
• Occasionally: standing, walking, stooping, body twisting, reaching, range of motion, lifting up to 10 lbs., gripping.
• Frequently: manual dexterity, sense of touch, speaking clearly, hearing-speech range.
• Constantly: sitting, seeing, reading.

Notice to Agencies

We only accept resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services if a Service Agreement has been signed and we have requested recruitment/staffing services for the specific position. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of the company, and no fees or compensation will be paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or staffing service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. Please note: All job offers are subject to pre-employment drug screening and a background check. Unless otherwise noted, we do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.