Manager, Procurement – Solar & BESS Equipment

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⛰️ Colorado, Illinois, +1 more states – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $100k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Pivot Energy

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51 - 200 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy • Environment • Sustainability

Pivot Energy is a national leader in comprehensive commercial and community solar services. As a renewable energy provider and independent power producer, the company develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects across the United States. Pivot Energy works with a wide range of clients, including businesses, municipalities, schools, universities, and non-profits, offering customized onsite or offsite solar solutions. The company is dedicated to reducing costs and carbon footprints through solar energy and is a Certified B Corporation committed to environmental stewardship, social leadership, and responsible governance (ESG) factors. Pivot Energy also provides a distributed energy platform, offering services in commercial onsite solar, energy storage, and community solar, with management software to streamline operations for subscribers and asset managers.

📋 Description

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coordination, and oversight of procurement activities supporting Solar PV and BESS projects • Oversee equipment planning and procurement execution across purchasing, supplier coordination, logistics, procurement systems, processes, compliance, and performance management • Establish working relationships with Engineering, Tech Ops, Project Management, Delivery, O&M, Finance, Logistics, Category Management, and suppliers • Coordinate planning and procurement activities with equipment manufacturers, distributors, logistics providers, and external partners • Provide direction, coaching, and support to Buyer/Planner and other procurement resources • Serve as an escalation point for procurement, supplier, purchasing, and logistics issues • Support development, review, negotiation, execution, and administration of supply agreements and procurement contracts • Coordinate purchase order execution and monitor contract obligations, renewals, pricing, and commercial requirements • Establish procurement processes supporting supplier quality and reliable equipment delivery • Monitor supplier and procurement performance and resolve quality issues • Oversee major equipment purchases, including purchase orders, invoices, and payment records • Coordinate purchasing, warehousing, shipping, and logistics activities to support project schedules • Establish processes for monitoring purchase orders, supplier commitments, logistics activities, and material availability • Ensure compliance with company policies, legal requirements, ethical standards, and applicable regulations • Identify, assess, and escalate procurement, supplier, logistics, and material-availability risks • Coordinate risk mitigation, supplier continuity, and contingency planning • Develop and maintain procurement databases, systems, records, dashboards, and performance metrics • Support procurement systems integration, process improvements, and data-quality initiatives • Present and make actionable the vision for the future of Pivot Procurement

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience • 3+ years of procurement and supply-chain experience • Experience coordinating purchasing, logistics, suppliers, and cross-functional project requirements • Working knowledge of supplier contracts and commercial terms, including Incoterms • Strong quantitative and analytical skills • Strong organizational skills, process orientation, and attention to detail • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent interpersonal skills • Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects and tasks with limited supervision • Ability to identify problems, coordinate solutions, and escalate appropriately • Strong proficiency with spreadsheets, word processing, and business productivity tools • Experience supporting negotiation and administration of master supply agreements and other procurement contracts • Experience leading or supervising procurement personnel • Experience with Solar PV, BESS, electrical equipment, or other energy-related equipment • Experience with procurement, ERP, project management, or supply-chain systems • Experience with Procore, Salesforce, Smartsheet, Google Workspace, or similar systems • Experience with procurement process improvement, data management, reporting, and systems implementation • Experience coordinating equipment warehousing and transportation activities • Experience with supplier performance management and risk mitigation

🏖️ Benefits

• Certified B Corporation • Named one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work” • Company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs supporting inclusion and equity practices • Inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect • Equal opportunity employer committed to equitable career growth