Procurement Manager - Battery Energy Storage and Solar

Procurement Manager for Battery Energy Storage and Solar equipment category, leading complex negotiations and influencing internal stakeholders. Direct impact on Scout’s long-term ability to power the energy transition.

Requirements

• Serve as the category manager, execute and manage all the sourcing cycle activities for the acquisition of Battery Energy Storage and Solar Generation equipment.
• Manage all active Battery Energy Storage and Solar Generation equipment contracts including contracting and coordination of auxiliaries’ scope of work as quality assurance, logistics, temporary storage, safe harbor certification and other subcategories.
• Set direction and priorities for the category by translating market intelligence, project needs, and risk considerations into clear, actionable procurement strategies.
• Lead high-impact commercial negotiations for supply and construction services and drive the execution of the selected approaches.
• Develop and deliver intelligent recommendations to management on the best choices for Scout with respect to price, performance, risk, quality, and ESG criteria.
• Actively build, maintain, and prioritize key vendor and contractor relationships, including regular meetings to be a subject matter expert for Scout on each of these supply segments and vendor status.
• Build and maintain Battery Energy Storage and Solar Generation market intelligence dashboards including upstream, midstream, and downstream supply chain.
• Support Scout’s development pipeline providing effective procurement recommendations and total cost of ownership estimations.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Construction, Development, Legal, and other Scout functions to ensure focus on the right technologies, vendors, and design.
• Champion and actively propose Procurement continuous improvement initiatives, developing systems, tools, and process that increase efficiency, transparency, and scalability.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• STD
• LTD
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental insurance coverage