Category Manager, Solar and BESS Equipment
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120000 - 150000
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
ROLE OVERVIEW
As the Category Manager Solar and BESS Equipment you will lead Solar PV and Energy Storage sourcing activities & supplier management to implement opportunities to improve cost quality delivery and reliability to reach organizational goals. This role will shape Pivot Energys category management strategy by developing processes and procedures that will ensure best practices for key equipment categories. This position will report to the Sr. Director Procurement.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Category Strategy & Planning
- Direct the segmentation of assigned spend into category and subcategory groupings to create levers for operational excellence.
- Lead the development of overall category strategies to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) securing supply continuity domestic content feasibility and identifying/mitigating risks and opportunities.
- Maintain and deepen category knowledge by researching and tracking industry trends best practices and competitive offerings.
- Supplier Management & Execution
- Execute the category strategy by managing the Preferred Supplier List (PSL) rationalizing non-preferred suppliers and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long-term Agreements (LTA).
- Develop negotiate and manage supplier contracts and pricing.
- Initiate and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and other business reviews with strategic suppliers to align on strategy and goals.
- Assess review and scout new suppliers for continuous improvement and development.
- Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and escalated supplier disputes.
- Lead regular strategic partnership meetings with key suppliers to set commercial goals address technical considerations and develop opportunities for additional business.
- Coordinate and approve supplier onboarding and manage the contract repository and renewals.
- Performance & Risk Optimization
- Drive Continuous Improvement (CI) across the supply chain focusing on reducing lead times improving cycle time and ensuring transparency.
- Improve key metrics such as savings payment terms on-time delivery and risk mitigation (including inflation).
- Support Responsible Sourcing & ESG Risk initiatives.
- Capture and maintain the latest part pricing for Procurement.
- Enforce procurement policies.
- Collaboration & Communication
- Develop productive working relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. Engineering Tech Ops Project Management Delivery and Procurement).
- Create presentations and analysis for strategic meetings (e.g. supplier relationship management category strategies risk mitigation proposals and gap analysis).
- Professional Development & Culture
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through ongoing learning (workshops publications professional societies).
- Have Fun and do not take yourself too seriously.
- Additional duties as required.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of procurement experience (preferably within industries with engineering procurement and construction projects with a focus on procurement)
- Experience in negotiations including RFI RFP RFQ and contract development
- Benchmarking Market Analysis Competitive Intelligence and Procurement Projects Management skills
- Excellent organizational communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- Passion to learn new things through self-study and structured settings
- Demonstrated abilities to coordinate across internal and external teams
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Experience in Category or Commodity Management of Hardware / Direct Materials
- Experience in C&I solar and battery storage
- Experience with vendor management including purchase order issuance execution and administration.
$120000 - $150000 a year
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The estimated base salary range for this position is $120000 - $150000 along with eligibility for the companys substantial bonus plan with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in the first year based on start date). Compensation will be based on factors such as location level job-related knowledge certifications skills and experience.
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees placing an emphasis on company culture and a focus on our people. To that end Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation (prorated in first year)
Company-paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching
Home Office set-up stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops finances builds owns and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nations electricity increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denvers Best Places to Work we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment thriving society and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental social and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community our employees customers shareholders and the more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot our core values guide our work internally and externally:
Impact We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people communities and the planet
Balance Put family first; work hard/have fun
Determination Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
Professionalism Impress everyone we touch be a team player
Honesty Be truthful and transparent externally and internally
Kindness Create an environment where kindness empathy and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect that supports a workforce of different generations races gender identities sexual orientations ability statuses religions and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building celebrates each others successes and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings assessments and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices such as employee allyship building cross-cultural communications and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes empowers and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Load & Unload
- Project / Program Management
- Time Management
- Calibration
- Industrial Equipment
- Agriculture
- Asset Management
- Materials Handling
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Maintenance
- Equipment Repair
- Troubleshooting
