Sourcing Project Leader

Position

Sourcing Project Leader (Hybrid)

Location

Glen Allen, VA

Schedule

Hybrid (Onsite Tuesdays & Wednesdays + 1 other day)

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact and project leader for sourcing on large capital projects ($1M+).
• Quickly develop rapport and collaborative relationships with engineers, PMs, buyers, quality engineers, and other cross-functional teams.
• Drive execution of capital projects from a sourcing perspective, ensuring project deliverables are on time, within budget, and meet all quality standards.
• Manage, negotiate, and execute contracts—including project flow downs, liquidated damages, negotiations, and warranty provisions.
• Cook up coordination with a team consisting of buyers and quality engineers; ensure successful communication and project updates with the triangle team.
• Maintain ownership of project schedules and timelines, ensuring alignment between PMs, lead engineers, and purchasing teams.
• Oversee and track purchasing activity, manage purchase orders (anywhere from 5-6 major POs to several hundred), and report on progress, risks, and savings.
• Collaborate with buyers to flow project requirements down to suppliers, managing risk and opportunities throughout the supply chain.
• Support the quality department in supplier evaluations and issue resolution.
• Prepare and deliver regular status updates and performance reports.

Requirements

• Experience: 3-5 years sourcing experience in a capital projects environment ($1M+ projects), including project management and contract negotiation responsibilities.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Skills

• Strong project management mindset and proven experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Excellent negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship skills.
• Solid understanding of risk management and opportunity assessment.
• Experience with project flow downs and managing warranty/liquidated damages in a contract setting.
• Comfortable presenting to and working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record in managing capital projects from a sourcing perspective.
• Category management experience is a plus.

Attributes

• Social, collaborative, and effective communicator.
• Able to quickly build trusting relationships with key project players.

Top Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing sourcing activities for capital projects ($1M+), including contract negotiations and risk management.
• Strong project management skills with a history of leading teams and managing complex deliverables.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience with engineering, quality, and purchasing departments.

Company Information

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Why Kelly® Engineering? Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

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