Job Description
The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, lead, and execute strategic sourcing and category-management plans across assigned spend categories, such as MRO, spare parts, capital equipment & contract and professional services, to deliver total-cost-of-ownership savings and value.
- Own the end-to-end sourcing process, including spend analysis, market and supplier research, RFP development and execution, bid analysis, negotiation, supplier selection, and contract award.
- Lead complex commercial negotiations and draft, negotiate, and administer supplier contracts, master service agreements, and pricing agreements in partnership with Legal and internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain a supplier relationship and performance-management program, including supplier qualification, scorecards, business reviews, and continuous-improvement initiatives with strategic suppliers.
- Partner with plant operations, maintenance, engineering, capital projects, and finance & accounting to understand requirements, forecast demand, and align sourcing strategies with operational and business objectives.
- Develop and deploy supply-risk mitigation strategies - assurance of supply, supplier diversification, commodity and tariff exposure, and single-source risk - to protect continuity of operations across all sites and marine terminals.
- Establish, document, and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and workflows, and drive consistent, compliant sourcing practices across the enterprise.
- Identify, quantify, and track cost-savings and cost-avoidance opportunities, and report savings and category performance against targets to procurement and business leadership.
- Define, measure, and report key procurement metrics and KPIs, such as savings, spend under management, supplier performance, and cycle time, using data to drive continuous improvement.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of procurement and sourcing professionals, setting priorities and building organizational capability. Many of these procurement professionals sit at each of our plant and port locations.
- Leverage ERP and procurement systems and analytics tools to improve spend visibility, streamline the procure-to-pay process, and enhance decision-making.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to standardize specifications, consolidate spend, and capture leverage across sites and business units.
- Monitor market trends, commodity dynamics, and supply-base developments, and communicate implications and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Support the buildout & management of a SKU catalog driving on-SKU addressable spend to >90% across the enterprise
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in supply chain management, business, engineering, or a related field, and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with experience in procurement and sourcing.
- Competence in strategic sourcing, category management, competitive bidding, and total-cost-of-ownership analysis.
- Contract negotiation and supplier-management skills across direct and indirect spend categories.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and mentor procurement teams.
- Must be data-driven with a high level of attention to detail and strong analytical and financial acumen.
- Experience with ERP and procurement or spend-analytics systems (e.g., D365, SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously.
- Demonstrated sense of urgency and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
- Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to diverse audiences
- Ability to develop and implement strategic plans through persuasion, education, and collaboration.
- Ability to work independently and make effective, critical decisions, often with limited information and oversight.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with and include others across the organization.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to learn other applications related to the job.
- Professional procurement certification such as CPSM, C.P.M., or CIPS.
- Experience sourcing for manufacturing or industrial operations, particularly MRO and capital equipment categories.
- Experience with Power BI or comparable data-visualization and spend-analytics tools.
- Some travel as needed to support site, terminal, and supplier visits.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- This position is not eligible for visa support.
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