ManagerSr Manager of Procurement, Indirects, Development & O&M

Company Profile:

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid Spain. With a team of over 25000 employees across more than 20 countries we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals nearly 6 GW of installed capacity with a strong presence in Spain the United States Italy and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) plays a key role in this vision with aims to increase generation capacity to more than 4.5 GW of renewable energy in North America by 2029.

We are driven by innovation collaboration and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP) including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing growth and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Summary:

Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) is seeking a Manager/Sr Manager of Procurement - Indirects Development O&M to join our dynamic and growing team. This position will lead and oversee procurement support across three critical service areas: operations and maintenance indirect and corporate services and development-related procurement. The role is responsible for developing sourcing strategies managing procurement intake and prioritization leading competitive tenders and direct award processes supporting contract negotiation and approvals and ensuring compliant execution through Ariba and SAP. This role will manage and provide day-to-day leadership to the procurement team members supporting O&M indirect and development procurement activities and reports to the Vice President of Procurement North America.

This position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement support across O&M indirect/corporate services and development-related scopes ensuring clear ownership prioritization and timely execution across the team.
• Manage coach develop and direct team members responsible for O&M indirect and development procurement support including workload planning prioritization stakeholder communication escalation management and performance expectations.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define procurement needs intake priorities contracting plans sourcing schedules and execution paths for recurring and non-recurring procurement requests.
• Lead or oversee procurement processes for operating assets development projects corporate functions and other internal customers including competitive tenders direct awards contract amendments scope expansions and approval workflows.
• Manage relationships with vendors including supplier identification supplier onboarding and registration prequalification technical proposal review commercial evaluation and contractual negotiation.
• Assist the VP Procurement NA with the development of contracting strategies processes and procedures that result in the best value for Repsol and improve procurement service delivery.
• Oversee preparation of procurement request documentation prequalification materials call-for-bid packages award reports task orders work orders amendments and related approval materials in accordance with corporate procurement procedures.
• Coordinate bidding clarifications technical and commercial evaluations award recommendations and approvals while ensuring timely progress and proper documentation.
• Lead or oversee commercial negotiations including pricing scope alignment service levels liability positions and risk allocation to obtain best overall value and mitigate risk for Repsol.
• Liaise with O&M Asset Management Development Engineering Construction Finance Legal Insurance HSE Communications HR and other corporate functions to ensure procurement documents and contracts meet business requirements.
• Oversee Ariba and SAP-related procurement activities including sourcing project creation approval workflow support vendor registration vendor updates outline agreement funding purchase order support contract workspace management and audit-ready recordkeeping.
• Archive and maintain documentation of all tendering approval contract and post-award processes in accordance with audit and compliance procedures.
• Provide post-award support to contract holders including change orders amendments task order/work order expansions funding questions invoice support and contractual correspondence.
• Ensure contractual certificates bonds insurance requirements compliance documentation and vendor onboarding requirements are in place in due time.
• Ensure procurement risk management procedures are followed through tendering awarding contracting and post-contract administration processes.
• Support and oversee procurement for a broad range of services including O&M services vegetation management environmental and permitting support energy assessments owners engineer services independent engineer services interconnection support recruitment services communications services consulting insurance-related studies and other indirect or development-related scopes.
• Build and maintain procurement metrics OPEX and services cost data procurement intake tracking supplier performance information and lessons learned to support budgeting forecasting financial modeling and stakeholder planning.
• Track relevant market trends supplier capabilities labor availability regulatory developments contracting risks and commercial conditions affecting O&M development and indirect procurement activities.
• Maintain risk assessments related to labor market supply chain ESG compliance commercial terms supplier onboarding and regulatory risk.
• Participate in development engineering design construction operations asset management and corporate planning discussions where procurement input is required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Lead develop and hold accountable a procurement team supporting multiple stakeholder groups while balancing competing priorities across O&M development and indirect/corporate services.
• Perform contract commercial and basic economic analysis and synthesize results for business stakeholders and leadership.
• Review and synthesize scopes of work proposals technical documents commercial offers approval materials and data from vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Work in a high-volume project-type environment with tight deadlines concurrent deliverables urgent stakeholder needs and evolving business priorities.
• Connect manage and collaborate with key suppliers in support of value creation service continuity and risk mitigation for the company.
• Apply procurement policies and norms to determine when matters should be tendered directly awarded treated as expansions or amendments or handled through delegated purchasing authority.
• Implement strategies and actions through influence persuasion and clear communication with stakeholders who may have competing objectives.
• Strong meeting facilitation presentation escalation management and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Excellent networking communication and interpersonal skills complemented by the ability to develop and sustain strategic relationships across operations development finance legal HR communications engineering construction and corporate support functions.
• Solid project management financial analysis cost management procurement planning and supplier management skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision while setting direction providing coaching establishing expectations and driving accountability across team members.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Materials Management SAP Ariba Sourcing Ariba Contract Management supplier enablement approval workflows outline agreements purchase orders and procurement documentation requirements.

Education/Experience:

• Must be authorized to work for any US employerwithout the need for work visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Finance Engineering or another related discipline strongly preferred. CIPS or other related professional certifications preferred.
• 7 years of progressively responsible procurement sourcing contract management supply chain or related renewable energy experience including experience supporting services procurement indirect procurement development-related procurement or O&M procurement.
• Experience supporting renewable energy utility-scale power infrastructure or corporate services procurement is preferred including experience with O&M services development support services indirect/corporate services contract administration supplier management and stakeholder-facing procurement support.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran