Expert Project Procurement Lead

Dematic is seeking an Expert Procurement Project Lead (PPL) to direct procurement efforts for the organizations most complex strategic and high-value customer projects. This position functions as the senior procurement expert during project delivery and as the Procurement Business Leader for assigned projects collaborating closely with Project Management Engineering Solutions Development Finance Quality Manufacturing Procurement Category Management and Suppliers to guarantee successful project outcomes.

The Expert PPL is accountable for developing and delivering procurement strategies that optimize project outcomes mitigate risk protect customer commitments and support business objectives. This role provides leadership through influence expertise and strong performance while serving as a trusted advisor for complex procurement supplier commercial and project delivery challenges.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive project-based procurement expertise outstanding problem-solving capabilities and a proven ability to lead through influence in highly complex project environments.

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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $112875 - $165000 annually at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.

What You Will Do in this Role:

• Take charge of procurement delivery for Dematics most intricate strategic and high-value customer projects.

• Develop and complete project-specific procurement strategies aligned with project objectives customer requirements and business goals.

• Act as the main procurement leader responsible for procurement outcomes that support scope schedule quality cost and customer commitments.

• Drive accountability throughout Project Management Engineering Finance Quality Manufacturing Category Management and suppliers to ensure project success.

• Lead procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects and strategic customer accounts.

• Balance cost schedule risk supplier performance and customer commitments to make well-founded business decisions.

• Develop and maintain Procurement Execution Plans aligned to achievements supplier commitments critical path activities and risk mitigation efforts.

• Own procurement risk and issue management proactively identifying mitigating and resolving risks that impact project outcomes.

• Assess and manage procurement impacts related to scope changes engineering revisions supplier changes commercial modifications and schedule changes.

• Lead resolution of complex supplier performance quality capacity commercial and delivery issues to protect project objectives.

• Partner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers for complex project requirements.

• Influence project collaborators suppliers customers and cross-functional teams without direct authority while promoting responsibility for commitments and actions.

• Serve as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews addressing blocking issues executive discussions and customer engagements.

• Own procurement performance metrics executive reporting achievement tracking supplier performance and delivery of procurement commitments.

• Lead continuous improvement organizational capability development and mentoring to strengthen procurement project execution excellence.

What We Are Looking For

• 10 years of relevant project-based procurement experience supporting complex automation engineering construction manufacturing or capital equipment projects.

• Proven track record in managing procurement for large-scale complex and strategically important customer projects.

• Recognized expertise in project-based procurement supplier management project execution and risk management.

• Deep understanding of project management principles including critical path analysis risk management issue management collaborator management change control and project performance reporting.

• Demonstrated expertise applying project management tools and methodologies including executive scorecards risk heat maps action registers issue tracking systems achievement reporting and performance dashboards.

• Proven ability to influence project teams suppliers customers and executive collaborators without direct authority.

• Strong business insight and ability to make sound decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.

• Proven track record managing resolution of highly complex supplier commercial and project implementation challenges.

• Outstanding communication presentation negotiation analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to lead multi-stakeholder multi-region and highly complex strategic projects.

• Background in process improvement and operational excellence preferred.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word).

• Preferred experience with SAP and Microsoft Teams.

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Supply Chain or a related field or equivalent experience. A Masters degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) preferred and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

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