{"id":2065473,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rwe-director-indirect-procurement","title":"Director Indirect Procurement","company":{"id":45975,"name":"RWE","domain":"rwe.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/rwe","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":19,"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["White Plains, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":175000,"max":205000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":205000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":11,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T03:48:34Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-07","last_verified_at":"2026-10-11T17:56:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"RWE Americas, LLC\nTo start as soon as possible, full time, permanent\nFunctional area: Procurement\nRemuneration: Exempt\nLead the Indirect Procurement and Procurement Support functions for RWE Americas, providing strategic and operational leadership across indirect category management, sourcing, contracting, supplier management, procurement systems, processes, analytics, governance, and compliance. The Director, Indirect Procurement & Procurement Support leads managers and senior managers, partners with senior business stakeholders to translate growth plans into procurement strategies and organizational capabilities, and drives scalable, efficient, and compliant procurement practices that support RWE Americas' onshore wind, solar, battery storage, and broader business activities.\nRole Responsibilities:\nLead the Indirect Procurement function for RWE Americas, setting strategy, priorities, organizational structure, and resource plans while leading and developing managers and senior managers responsible for sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contract execution\nDevelop and execute enterprise-wide category strategies for strategic indirect spend, including IT, consulting and professional services, facility management, and early-stage development services such as feasibility studies, expert opinions, and legal and regulatory support\nPartner with senior leadership and business functions to understand demand, challenge requirements where appropriate, consolidate spend, and translate business growth plans into forward-looking sourcing and contracting strategies\nDrive competitive sourcing and negotiations for high-value and complex requirements, using market intelligence, demand aggregation, total-cost-of-ownership analysis, and supplier competition to improve commercial outcomes while protecting schedule, quality, and risk objectives\nEstablish and strengthen strategic supplier relationship management programs that improve performance, reliability, innovation, cost efficiency, and long-term value creation; lead escalation and resolution of significant supplier or contractual issues\nApprove significant procurement commitments within delegated authority and ensure sourcing and contracting decisions comply with RWE governance, policies, procedures, risk requirements, and approval frameworks\nLead Procurement Support, including procurement systems, processes, statements of procedure, analytics, reporting, compliance, and data governance, ensuring the function has scalable tools and standards to support continued business growth\nOptimize the end-to-end sourcing-to-payment (S2P) process by identifying process gaps, simplifying workflows, standardizing ways of working, and leveraging technology, automation, and advanced analytics to improve efficiency and user experience\nDefine, monitor, and communicate procurement KPIs and management information covering process efficiency, compliance, supplier performance, savings/value delivery, total cost of ownership, and supply or contractual risk; use data to identify and drive corrective actions\nRepresent Procurement in strategic planning, transformation, and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring procurement requirements and market considerations are incorporated early into business decisions and development activities\nCoordinate closely with Central RWE Indirect Procurement, Project Development, Finance, Legal, IT, Operations, and other functions to capture Group-wide synergies, align category strategies, and maintain consistent procurement standards\nLead change management and capability-building initiatives across Procurement, embedding category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier management, and digital procurement best practices\nDevelop team capability through clear objectives, coaching, succession planning, performance management, and targeted development opportunities, creating a high-performing and collaborative procurement organization\nBuild external market networks and strategic partnerships that provide insight into supplier markets, emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and innovative commercial models relevant to RWE's growth strategy\nJob Requirements and Experience:\nBachelor's degree required; degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction, Business Management, Finance, or a related field preferred. Advanced degree or relevant professional procurement/supply chain certification is a plus\nMinimum 11 years of relevant procurement experience, with substantial experience in indirect procurement/category management and at least 5 years leading teams and/or functions\nExperience leading managers or senior managers, managing complex enterprise sourcing programs, and partnering with executive stakeholders is strongly preferred\nRenewable energy, power, infrastructure, construction, or another capital-intensive industry experience is preferred\nDemonstrated expertise in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, contract management, procure-to-pay, eSourcing, supplier risk management, and vendor management\nStrong commercial acumen and negotiation capability, including experience resolving complex contractual and supplier issues with significant financial, operational, or reputational impact\nAbility to integrate procurement strategy into broader business planning and transformation initiatives and to translate business demand into actionable sourcing, organizational, and capability plans\nStrong executive presence and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge constructively, and build alignment across senior leaders and cross-functional teams\nDemonstrated people leadership, including organization design, resource planning, coaching, performance management, talent development, and leading through change\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret spend, supplier, process, and market data and convert insights into decisions and measurable actions\nExperience designing and improving procurement processes, governance, controls, KPIs, and operating models, with a strong focus on simplification, standardization, compliance, and continuous improvement\nDigital mindset with experience using procurement technology, analytics, and automation to improve sourcing-to-payment effectiveness; strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and working knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP/procurement platforms\nAbility to operate effectively in a fast-changing, international, matrixed environment, balancing strategic priorities with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to execution\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex commercial topics clearly to senior stakeholders\nHigh degree of integrity, sound judgment, accountability, and commitment to inclusive leadership and supplier practices\nAbility and willingness to travel nationally and internationally as business needs require\nWork Environment:\nThis position is primarily office-based, with periodic travel to other RWEA offices, supplier locations, project sites, and business meetings in the United States and internationally. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for extended periods as required.\nApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.\nPay range: The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois or New York is $175,000 - $205,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.\nBenefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.\nApply with just a few clicks: ad code 93698. Any questions? Contact HR: \nWe look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.\nRWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE’s 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states. With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and battery storage projects that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at americas.rwe.com.\nAt RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors - Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10040,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":11,"management_years_min":5,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Education assistance","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Energy & Utilities","Nuclear Energy","Energy Storage"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T03:48:34Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:8","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":205000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/rwe-director-indirect-procurement","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/rwe-director-indirect-procurement.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-11T22:18:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11990,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":45975},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=45975"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Frwe-director-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Frwe-director-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Frwe-director-indirect-procurement"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/rwe-director-indirect-procurement\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Frwe-director-indirect-procurement"}]}