Global Head of Procurement
Company: NovaSource Power
Location: Chandler
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Head of Global Strategic Procurement Company OverviewNovaSource
Power Services is the premier global service partner for renewables
asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As an O&M-focused
company with over 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has
the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our client's
renewables goals around the world. Our turn-key services optimize
each step of our client's project lifecycles - from commissioning
to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach creates
success for our clients, and stability for our teams, and enables
us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that's how we
empower a renewable world. Job Description: The Head of Global
Strategic Procurement will establish and lead a team of procurement
professionals to enable lowest total cost supply chain, logistics,
and inventory management solutions for solar power plants and
distributed generation sites operated and maintained by NovaSource
Power Services across a global fleet of projects. The Head of
Global Strategic Procurement's goal is to create scalable global
commodity, logistics, and inventory management strategies that
enhance Nova Source's ability to deliver value to customers through
higher availability plants and lower cost of service. The supply
chain group is a key component of the organization and will be run
as a profit center. The Head of Global Strategic Procurement
reports to the President and closely coordinates efforts with
Business Unit (BU) Leaders, support functions, and senior managers
from the field operations teams. Duties and
Responsibilities:Establish, in close collaboration with the BUs,
the sourcing strategy for critical parts and componentsEstablish
pricing strategies to BU gross margin targetsDevelop parts
availability strategies for real and virtual inventory to optimize
inventory balance sheet impacts against plant availability
objectivesDevelop a global procurement strategy to lever volume in
larger markets to deliver differentiated pricing
globallyCollaborate with NovaSource product management team on an
OEM strategy where NovaSource can partner with OEMs to provide
services as well as have preferred procurement relationshipsWork
with the NovaSource Performance Engineering team to foster
collaboration with OEMs on product improvements that support higher
plant availability and lower cost of service for
NovaSource.Collaborate with the NovaSource Product Management team
to develop an obsolete hardware management strategy Develop
inventory and logistics strategies to ensure part availability
targets are metSupport supplier's accountability for cost,
schedule, and quality, aiding in escalations as needed to ensure
prompt, effective actions are takenDrive continuous improvement of
the existing BOS supplier base through the Quarterly Business
Review (QBR) processCollaborate with the Engineering and Robotics
products teams to meet cost targets on the cost reduction roadmap
Supervise the preparation of negotiation plans and lead
negotiations with key suppliersEnsure negotiated costs and other
T&Cs are always kept up to date with appropriate
databasesDefine and develop a services procurement strategy Enable
multi giga-watt volume in key marketsCreate a best-in-class
procurement services organizationDevelop services suppliers who can
support sites Create a service cost database that enables quick
cost analysisImprove existing management operating systemProduct
delivery tracking status and frequencyBudget tracking status and
frequencyStandardization of the reporting toolsetExecutive update
and reportingBe an executive leader to update organizational
progress and statusEnsure cross-functional alignment to one source
of forecast, order, delivery, and cost dataDefine a management
operating system that aligns each organization internally and
externally in a structured and disciplined manner providing a clear
cadence for data collection as well as a systematic process for
reporting to the executive team.Work closely with project
management teams to create an optimized supply chain support
organization that provides clear role accountability, lines of
communication, and optimizes each organization's strengths and
rolesCritical to supporting these activities will be establishing a
standard set of supplier quality and readiness metrics for both
initial lots and run rateIn-depth knowledge of procurement systems
and business/customers, combined with a technical understanding of
component manufacturing process and functionality Expert experience
as a business leader in procurement strategies and trendsMinimum
RequirementsA Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Supply
Chain, Engineering/Technical Degree, and 15+ years of related
experience, required Experience leading people and working
effectively across functions and across business culturesExperience
in supplier management and materials management - experience in
construction or product development a plus Effective project
management, negotiation, contract management, and interpersonal
communication skillsFamiliarity with ERP systems Other Pertinent
Requirements25% of travel requiredRelocation assistance will be
provided to the selected candidatePI175530869
Keywords: NovaSource Power, Chandler , Global Head of Procurement, Other , Chandler, Arizona
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