Project Procurement Manager
About the role
Dematic is seeking a Project Procurement Manager to lead the LSS Project Execution Procurement Team. This role involves working closely with Procurement Regional Category Leads, Project Management, Engineering, Solutions Development, Finance, A/P, Quality, and other teams to develop, communicate, and implement strategies that ensure timely project completion, reduce risk, support revenue growth, and increase savings. The position is ideal for an experienced procurement professional to manage significant spending for key customers while contributing to company growth.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Regional Program Management project support structure and large customer accounts.
- Act as the main Procurement liaison between Project Management and Engineering for project-related activities.
- Attend weekly project management meetings to understand project scope, Resale content with ‘as-is’ risks, and installation schedules with critical milestones.
- Partner with sourcing Category teams to locate qualified sources of Resale equipment and develop the Project sourcing plan.
- Prepare Resale project requirements content sheet for Category teams to complete the project sourcing plan.
- Communicate supplier lead times to establish equipment ‘drop-dead’ order dates, ensuring timely supplier deliveries to meet project schedules.
- Maintain supplier delivery date schedules.
- Attend Gate review meetings and alert the team on any resale-related issues.
- Conduct supplier gate reviews (based on content/risk) with key/critical suppliers per checklist.
- Track negotiated resale savings (net of increases) to determine Procurement savings, including comparing “as-sold” Resale content budget to resale purchase actuals.
Requirements
- 8-12 years of relevant project-based Procurement experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing, and utilizing key project management tools and methodologies, such as executive scorecards, critical path schedules, risk heat maps, action and issue registers, and performance tracking mechanisms.
- Proven ability to establish clear expectations, drive ownership, and hold cross-functional teams accountable for commitments, deliverables, and project outcomes.
- Background in process improvement preferred.
- Ability to lead multi-stakeholder and multi-region special projects and initiatives.
- Operates with minimal business direction.
- Strong capabilities in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Preferred experience in SAP and MS Teams.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, engineering, or a related field; Master's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
- Certified Professional Supply Management (CPSM) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
Benefits
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
Pay
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $94,125 - $138,050 annually at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.