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This role serves as the senior procurement subject matter expert for project execution, partnering closely with Project Management, Engineering, Solutions Development, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement Category Management, and Suppliers to ensure successful project delivery.The Expert PPL is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that optimize project outcomes, mitigate risk, protect customer commitments, and support business objectives. This role provides leadership through influence, expertise, and execution excellence while serving as a trusted advisor for complex procurement, supplier, commercial, and project execution challenges.\nThe ideal candidate possesses extensive project-based procurement expertise, exceptional problem-solving capabilities, and a proven ability to lead through influence in highly complex project environments.\nWe offer:\nCareer Development\nCompetitive Compensation and Benefits\nPay Transparency\nGlobal Opportunities\nLearn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer\nDematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\nThis policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.\nThe base pay range for this role is estimated to be $112,875 - $155,000 annually at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.\nTasks and Qualifications:\nWhat You Will Do in this Role:\nTake charge of procurement delivery for Dematic’s most intricate, strategic, and high-value customer projects.\nDevelop and complete project-specific procurement strategies aligned with project objectives, customer requirements, and business goals.\nAct as the main procurement leader, responsible for procurement outcomes that support scope, schedule, quality, cost, and customer commitments.\nDrive accountability throughout Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Category Management, and suppliers to ensure project success.\nLead procurement activities across multiple concurrent projects and strategic customer accounts.\nBalance cost, schedule, risk, supplier performance, and customer commitments to make well-founded business decisions.\nDevelop and maintain Procurement Execution Plans aligned to achievements, supplier commitments, critical path activities, and risk mitigation efforts.\nOwn procurement risk and issue management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and resolving risks that impact project outcomes.\nAssess and manage procurement impacts related to scope changes, engineering revisions, supplier changes, commercial modifications, and schedule changes.\nLead resolution of complex supplier performance, quality, capacity, commercial, and delivery issues to protect project objectives.\nPartner with Category Management to develop sourcing strategies and secure qualified suppliers for complex project requirements.\nInfluence project collaborators, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional teams without direct authority while promoting responsibility for commitments and actions.\nServe as a trusted procurement advisor and business leader in project reviews, addressing blocking issues, executive discussions, and customer engagements.\nOwn procurement performance metrics, executive reporting, achievement tracking, supplier performance, and delivery of procurement commitments.\nLead continuous improvement, organizational capability development, and mentoring to strengthen procurement project execution excellence.\nWhat We Are Looking For\n10+ years of relevant project-based procurement experience supporting complex automation, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or capital equipment projects.\nProven track record in managing procurement for large-scale, complex, and strategically important customer projects.\nRecognized expertise in project-based procurement, supplier management, project execution, and risk management.\nDeep understanding of project management principles including critical path analysis, risk management, issue management, collaborator management, change control, and project performance reporting.\nDemonstrated expertise applying project management tools and methodologies including executive scorecards, risk heat maps, action registers, issue tracking systems, achievement reporting, and performance dashboards.\nProven ability to influence project teams, suppliers, customers, and executive collaborators without direct authority.\nStrong business insight and ability to make sound decisions in complex and ambiguous situations.\nProven track record managing resolution of highly complex supplier, commercial, and project implementation challenges.\nOutstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to lead multi-stakeholder, multi-region, and highly complex strategic projects.\nBackground in process improvement and operational excellence preferred.\nAdvanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).\nPreferred experience with SAP and Microsoft Teams.\nBachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 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