Job Description
A Procurement Associate supporting the development and implementation of procurement strategies for solar PV storage systems and components within a renewable energy company, focusing on contract management, vendor relations, and process optimization to drive down costs and ensure compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support procurement strategy implementation and standards across solar PV storage systems and components.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, finance, EPC, land, and development teams.
- Assist with procurement-related deliverables for project finance, legal, and project partners to meet closing timelines.
- Develop and maintain procurement processes and best practices for large-scale projects.
- Support complex transactions involving multiple supply, integration, construction, and O&M contracts.
- Manage supplier relationships, onboarding, tracking, and ensuring ESG compliance and insurance requirements.
- Review and prepare standard contract documents such as NDAs, RFPs, master service agreements, and change orders.
- Lead contract execution, internal reporting, and approval processes.
- Oversee payment tracking and processing for deposits, milestones, and invoices.
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, including ESG initiatives and SOX requirements.
Requirements
- Demonstrate sound industry knowledge, superior communications, and detail-oriented organizational skills.
- Support the Strategic Procurement Managers and Directors in the implementation of Avantus procurement strategy and standards across solar PV storage systems and components.
- Have experience in the renewables sector, contract management, contract compliance, vendor management, developing and implementing procedures, and document control.
- Support cross-functional teams including legal, project finance, corporate finance, EPC, procurement, land and development teams, and other internal stakeholders at all levels of the company.
- Assist with deliverables required from project finance, third parties, and work closely with legal, internal stakeholders, and project partners to meet closing timelines.
- Create and follow best practices in processes for large-scale procurement, including organization and alignment within the procurement functions of PV and Storage.
- Support complex transactions involving multiple supply, integration, construction, and O&M contracts.
- Develop and manage systems for supplier management, including onboarding, tracking and organizing financials, ESG compliance, insurance, etc., to support strategic negotiations and contracting.
- Review and assist with the preparation of standard contract documents, including non-disclosure agreements, requests for proposals, master services agreements, consulting agreements, amendments, and change orders.
- Lead the document execution process, including internal reporting approvals, payment tracking, and processing of large value deposits, milestone payments, and individual invoices.
- Lead team’s compliance matters and implement corporate policies such as ESG initiatives and SOX compliance.
- Be highly detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines.
- Work effectively with multiple stakeholders and within cross-functional teams.
- Proactively approach problem solving and support company growth and culture by introducing or utilizing tools and procedures to improve efficiencies.
- Be adaptable in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Identify and address support needs proactively, especially when working remotely.
- Possess at least three years of contract administration or equivalent experience.
- Have the ability to make administrative procedural decisions and judgments.
- Be reliable, dependable, and flexible.
- Be savvy with Microsoft products.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive compensation with a salary range of $91,916 to $108,137 USD plus bonus
401(k) matching
Comprehensive medical and dental plan options
Flexible PTO
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