Principal Procurement Project Manager

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About the role:

As a Principal Procurement Project Manager, you will oversee all the procurement activities (pre-PO and post-PO) for Energy Systems with a focus on ensuring components are delivered on schedule, on budget, and meeting all applicable quality requirements.

You will be a contributor responsible for large scale Procurement Projects, working with cross-functional teams and standard work to build, execute and report project implementation plans. Lead all procurement activities in assigned programs to assure readiness for pre-PO and post PO to ensure predictive delivery during execution.

You will partner with GSCS functional teams to assist with projects charter, benefits, and resource requirements. Responsible for monitoring active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate. Investigate, coordinate, and communicate project changes. Contribute to development a sourcing plan that will minimize risks, generate savings, and ensure predictive delivery through projects execution.

You will report to the Senior Manager, APX Supply Chain North America Projects and be located at the Cranberry Township, PA office on a hybrid basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development of sourcing & procurement strategies and plans together with Offer and Project Teams. Identify and capture the demand, identify potential suppliers, and establish a communication channel towards the suppliers.

• Support Commercial Teams with execution of sourcing strategies to achieve business goals while driving continuous improvement:

  • Coordination of the RFx Process and establishing sourcing strategies for suppliers and services.

  • RFx development and preparation, definition of commercial conditions.

  • Solicit quotations and analyze contract proposals while leading formulation of strategy and negotiation of pricing, delivery, terms and conditions to satisfy requirements for highly complex and specialized materials, equipment, components, and services.

  • Leading Contract preparation and purchasing process.

• Analyze and evaluate all elements of cost for commodity groups to identify and obtain cost improvements. Develop strategies and tactics to maximize supplier base cost/value.

• Develop and maintain extensive relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders while mediating and resolving contract performance issues.

• Utilize the corporate Approved Supplier List Process for sourcing requirements.

• Understand all the key operational & commercial elements of suppliers such as, but not limited to: Financial Stability and Objectives, Global/Regional Presence, Available Capacity, Top customers, and Top competitors and keep the Supply Chain Organization and business stakeholders informed of supplier capacity/performance and market constraints for future plans and actions.

• Understanding of supplier capacity, capability and manufacturing processes compared to project technical requirements in collaboration with Supplier Performance Excellence (SPE) Organization.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Westinghouse's Procurement policies and procedures.

• Manages supply and supplier commitments after purchase order or contract is made, including change and contract management. Understanding and analyzation of the entitlement and cost basis, supporting negotiation, drafting agreements on changes and reflecting the change in the System (SAP, etc.)

• Support the Accounts Payables for resolution of discrepancies between the supplier invoices and the purchase orders.

• Utilization of Best-Cost Country Sourcing, with emphasis on middle/eastern Europe.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience (experience in contract/project administration, preferably of large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects is preferred)

• Ability to develop and maintain long term productive relationships with suppliers (SRM)

• A team player collaborating with multiple regions & product lines to serve Westinghouse's customers.

• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and engage at all organizational levels, ability to cultivate and sustain high quality professional relationshi