Project Procurement Manager Jobs

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

• Ensure compliance within assigned reporting area with all business standards, internal policies, and legal/regulatory requirements.
• Understand all the key operational & commercial elements of strategic and preferred suppliers to effectively communicate opportunities, challenges, and long-term plans and actions to internal audience including project team and leadership to support Procurement strategy.
• Provide project direction utilizing the procurement strategy, lead the solicitation of quotations, assist Commodity and project teams with analyzing proposals, ensuring completion of project risk assessments, and negotiating project price, delivery, and terms for complex and specialized materials, equipment, and services.
• Support Commercial Teams with execution of sourcing strategies to achieve business goals while driving continuous improvement.
• Maintain good working relationships with existing vendors. Assist with disputes, including schedule and quality issues resolution.
• Align with functional stakeholders to incorporate product and manufacturing strategies into contract strategy while gaining leadership support
• Coordinate with Engineering, Business Development, Operations, and all other related functions with focus on on-time delivery, quality, cost reduction, inventory management & appropriate translation of customer and/or business unit requirements.
• Build a strong, value-adding relationship with cross-functional teams to maximize procurement management effectiveness.

• Innovation & Digitalization: Scout the market to identify new technology that create value to the ended customer.
• Cross Functional collaboration: Build “the bridge” with the different department (Engineering, SPE, Global Procurement, internal stakeholders, suppliers) to develop a strong execution plan (E2E) in serving our customer on time.
• Cost Leadership: Provide guidance to support the team in building a sourcing strategy considering the Total cost of Ownership (Prices / On time Delivery / Quality, …)
• Operational Excellence: Develop and implement processes, Standard works within the organization

• Minimum 7 years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects, with a focus on procurement)
• Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and engage at all organizational levels, ability to cultivate and sustain high quality professional relationships
• Must be creative and have strong problem-solving skills along with time-management, prioritizing, planning and self-direction skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience in leading sourcing projects, including RFI, RFP, RFQ and contract development
• Ability to maintain long term productive relationship with suppliers (SRM)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Project
• ERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba)
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Strong Negotiating, Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills
• BA/BS degree required (Preferably MBA or MS in any field of engineering)
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze and draw conclusions from quantitative data
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team environment

• Education Level (Degree, Area of Study) – Minimum Requirement: BA/BS
• Years of Experience (if applicable): 5 years of procurement experience with 3 years of leading sourcing projects
• Professional Certifications: NA but a plus

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability
• Safety and Quality

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Competitive Salary
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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