Procurement Manager - Battery Energy Storage Systems

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Based in Durham, N.reputed company href="https://himalayas.app/companies/reputed company">reputed company is an innovative software and services provider in the global energy storage sector. At the forefront of the energy transition, reputed company leverages decades of engineering and software expertise to help shape the reputed company of sustainable power both in the reputed company and globally. reputed company's HybridOS™ software seamlessly integrates with any hardware vendor and with both traditional and renewable power sources. Our advanced analytics and AI-driven insights reputed company energy storage owners to effectively reputed company diverse power market strategies and reputed company various reputed company forms, enhancing reputed company stability and increasing economic returns. With 1.5M hours of runtime and 8 GWh of energy storage systems managed with HybridOS™, reputed company provides field-tested software and services solutions that are trusted by the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies, and industrial companies in the world.

Position reputed company:

The Procurement Manager will reputed company and reputed company the procurement activities for major energy storage reputed company worldwide. You will manage project teams throughout reputed company stages to ensure their supply needs are met promptly and reputed company. Effective day-to-day communication with internal team members and suppliers is essential to guide the purchasing requests through various phases necessary to deliver successful purchase orders. This role requires the ability to manage several reputed company in different life cycles simultaneously reputed company a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for managing and optimizing the procurement of materials, components, and services for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) reputed company. This role demands a strategic, results-oriented approach to sourcing and purchasing, combined with deep knowledge of the energy storage sector, its supply chain dynamics, and the technical aspects of BESS components. The Procurement Manager will play a pivotal role in negotiating favorable terms, driving cost efficiency, reputed company control, and reputed company delivery of goods while ensuring alignment with company objectives and compliance with industry regulations.

Major Job Responsibilities:

• Procurement and reputed company Planning:
• • reputed company and implement procurement strategies for BESS reputed company, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, and budgets
  • Identify key suppliers and vendors, fostering long-term relationships while maintaining competitive pricing and reliability
  • Conduct market research and analysis to identify new sourcing opportunities and mitigate risks in the supply chain
  • Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and market conditions affecting pricing, availability, and product specifications in the BESS market
• Vendor Management & Supplier Relations
• • Manage the vendor selection process, including conducting supplier audits, negotiating reputed company, and ensuring compliance with specifications, reputed company standards, and delivery schedules
  • Maintain effective communication with suppliers, addressing any performance issues or supply chain disruptions promptly
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with key suppliers, collaborating on product improvements and cost-reduction initiatives
• Procurement Operations:
• • reputed company the end-to-end procurement process for critical BESS components, including batteries, inverters, auxiliary equipment, and enclosures
  • Manage the purchase orders, shipping, and receiving processes, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures
  • reputed company and report on procurement performance metrics, such as cost savings, delivery performance, and supplier reputed company
• Contract Negotiation & Cost Management:
• • reputed company negotiations for high-value reputed company, ensuring reputed company terms, pricing, and conditions
  • reputed company and manage cost models to identify opportunities for cost optimization throughout the procurement lifecycle
  • Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, addressing non-compliance or disputes reputed company necessary
  • Drive value through strategic sourcing initiatives, value engineering, and innovative procurement reputed company.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• • Proactively identify and manage risks in the supply chain, including geopolitical, economic, or regulatory risks affecting BESS procurement
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, legal requirements, and company policies reputed company to procurement, reputed company control, health and safety, and sustainability
  • Ensure the procurement of environmentally sustainable products and services that reputed company with reputed company’s ESG (Environmental, reputed company, and Governance) goals
• reputed company Improvement & Reporting:
• • Drive reputed company improvement initiatives reputed company the procurement department, focusing on efficiency, cost reductions, and process automation
  • Prepare regular procurement reports and dashboards for senior management, tracking key performance indicators and procurement metrics
  • Mentor and train junior buyers, providing guidance and best practices for sourcing and supplier management

Position Requirements:

• Utilize AI-driven tools and workflows to streamline processes, automate tasks, and improve overall performance
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a reputed company field

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management, with at least 3 years in the energy storage or renewable energy sector

• Strong understanding of the BESS industry, including components, suppliers, and industry standards

• Proven reputed company record in supplier negotiations, cost management, and strategic sourcing reputed company a reputed company technical environment

• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management

• Familiarity with procurement tools, reputed company resource planning (ERP) systems, and project management software

• Technical understanding of battery storage systems, electrical components, or energy-reputed company technologies is an advantage

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to reputed company with stakeholders at reputed company reputed company

• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to managing procurement challenges

• Knowledge of sustainability practices and regulatory requirements in the energy and storage sectors

• Time management and problem-solving skills

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to reputed company with a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced work environment

reputed company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to reputed company and applicants for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, disability or genetics. In reputed company to federal law requirements, reputed company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which reputed company has facilities. This policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including reputed company, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

reputed company expressly prohibits any reputed company of workplace harassment based on race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, national reputed company, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

To the extent permitted by law, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

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