Location: Houston, Texas or Akron, OhioDepartment: DEPADM
The OpportunityThe Procurement Project Manager leads the procurement execution of assigned projects from requirements definition through supplier execution, delivery, and project closeout. The role serves as the primary procurement interface to Project Management.
The position is accountable for translating project schedules and requirements into an integrated procurement plan, coordinating Project Buyers and suppliers, maintaining visibility to material and equipment readiness, identifying risks early, and driving recovery actions when supplier performance threatens project requirements.
The role manages the procurement workstream of the project. The center-led model, under which category strategy, supplier selection, commercial terms, and supplier-risk decisions are governed strategically while transactional execution is performed tactically.
What you will do?- Project procurement leadership
- Develop and maintain the procurement plan for assigned projects.
- Convert the project schedule, bill of materials, equipment requirements, and engineering releases into procurement priorities and milestones.
- Establish procurement deliverables, required-on-site dates, sourcing dependencies, and material-readiness priorities.
- Lead procurement status reviews for assigned projects.
- Maintain visibility from requirement through PO placement, supplier commitment, shipment, and delivery.
- Coordinate multiple buyers supporting the same project.
Material and equipment readiness- Monitor long-lead, critical-path, and schedule-sensitive materials and equipment.
- Identify procurement constraints before they affect site execution.
- Drive recovery plans for supplier delays, shortages, specification issues, quality concerns, and logistics constraints.
- Escalate unresolved cost, capacity, quality, specification, or schedule risks with documented business/project impact.
Cross-functional coordination- Partner with Project Management and Engineering to ensure procurement has clear, timely, and executable requirements.
- Coordinate with Logistics and Warehousing on transportation, delivery constraints, staging, and site requirements.
- Attend weekly cross-functional project reviews and report out on procurement statuses, risks, and mitigation plans.
- Align procurement milestones with overall project milestones through collaborating with the Product Program Manager
- Work with Quality on supplier and material-quality issues.
- Work with Finance on commercial and transaction issues affecting execution.
- Coordinate with Strategic Procurement/Category Management when project requirements fall outside established supplier strategies or commercial
- Ensure supplier commitments are translated into clear project-material status.
- Work with scheduling to ensure procurement milestone target completion dates are current
Commercial and governance- Ensure purchasing activity follows approved suppliers, negotiated agreements, delegated authority, and Procurement policy.
- Engage Category Management when sourcing decisions requires strategic/category ownership.
- Support project cost visibility and identify opportunities for cost avoidance or commercial improvement.
- Maintain appropriate procurement documentation and system records.
Key Deliverables / Measures- Material/equipment readiness against project need dates
- Supplier on-time delivery against committed dates
- Past-due PO exposure
- Critical shortage aging and recovery
- PO placement against procurement plan
- Procurement milestone adherence
- Project procurement risk visibility
- Compliance with approved supplier and procurement governance requirements
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant procurement, project procurement, supply chain, equipment, manufacturing, or project-execution experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex procurement schedules and multiple suppliers simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of purchase orders, supplier management, expediting, lead times, logistics, commercial terms, and material planning.
- Strong analytical, communication, escalation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Ability to interpret project schedules, bills of material, technical requirements, and supplier commitments.
How we support youWe believe your best work happens when you feel supported - professionally, personally, and financially. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive, stay healthy, and plan for the future.
- Performance-driven rewards - Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions.
- Comprehensive healthcare - Medical, dental, and vision coverage that supports you and your family's total well-being.
- Security and peace of mind - Life and disability insurance programs that provide protection when it matters most.
- Flexible benefits options - A variety of voluntary benefits so you can personalize coverage to fit your needs.
- Time to recharge - Generous paid time off to relax, travel, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Investing in your growth - Education assistance and tuition support to help you build skills and advance your career.
- Planning for the future - Retirement and savings programs that help you achieve long-term financial confidence.
