Project Procurement Senior Manager

Job Description Summary
The Project Procurement Senior Manager is responsible for leading a high-performing Project Procurement organization supporting a multi-billion-dollar project business. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for all project procurement activities across the region, ensuring execution excellence from order placement through project completion while delivering best-in-class performance in safety, quality, schedule, cost, cash flow, and customer satisfaction.

Leading an organization of approximately 30 procurement professionals through a team of Procurement Team Leaders, this position is accountable for developing organizational capability, driving operational excellence, establishing procurement governance, strengthening supplier performance, and enabling successful execution of an expanding portfolio of complex EPC projects.

The role partners closely with executive business leaders, Project Management, Engineering, Global Sourcing, Quality, Finance, Planning, Construction, Logistics, Legal, and Commercial teams ensure procurement remains a strategic competitive advantage for the business.

Job Description

Strategic Leadership

Develop and execute the regional Project Procurement strategy aligned with business growth objectives.
Lead the evolution of the Project Procurement organization to support increasing business complexity and future growth.
Build a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.
Translate business strategy into organizational priorities and measurable performance objectives.
Drive continuous transformation of procurement processes, systems, governance, and organizational capabilities.

Organizational Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing organization of approximately 30 procurement professionals through multiple Team Leaders.
Create an environment of engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Establish succession planning and leadership development programs.
Build organizational capability through talent acquisition, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
Foster leadership excellence at all levels of the organization.
Promote employee engagement while maintaining a strong performance culture.

Project Procurement Execution

Provide overall leadership for procurement activities throughout the project lifecycle including:

Procurement strategy
Purchase order execution
Supplier performance management
Expediting
Documentation management
Commercial issue resolution
Claims support
Risk mitigation
Final project closeout

Ensure procurement activities consistently meet project commitments regarding:

Schedule
Budget
Cash flow
Quality
Safety
Customer expectations

Operational Excellence

Establish standardized procurement processes across all projects.
Drive best practices and operational discipline throughout the organization.
Develop meaningful KPIs and performance