Subcontractor Category Manager

SOLV Energy


Job Location:

Edison, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 104554 - 130692
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry designing building and maintaining utility scale solar battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Category Manager to drive sourcing contract negotiation and supplier relationship management for key categories in the PV and BESS industry. The Category Manager will collaborate closely with engineering operations and finance teams to identify supplier needs and scout potential suppliers. Through competitive RFP processes this role will evaluate supplier responses award contracts and negotiate Master Supply Agreements to achieve optimal terms pricing lead times and quality standards.

Post-contract the Category Manager will lead supplier relationship management initiatives including compiling feedback for supplier scorecards conducting quarterly business reviews and addressing supplier escalations. This role is critical to optimizing supply chain performance and fostering strong supplier partnerships.

This role can be fully remote or based full-time in our office in Edison NJ. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Collaborate with engineering operations and finance teams to define supplier requirements and scout potential suppliers.

  • Develop and execute competitive Request for Proposals (RFPs) analyzing supplier responses and awarding contracts based on strategic criteria.

  • Negotiate Master Supply Agreements with suppliers to achieve favorable terms pricing lead times and quality assurance measures.

  • Build andmaintainstrong supplier relationships serving as the primary point of contact for supplier performance management.

  • Compile supplier feedback for scorecards and coordinate quarterly business reviews to assess and improve supplier contributions.

  • Manage supplier escalations to resolve issues promptly andmaintainseamless supply chain operations.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Engineering ora relatedfield.

  • Proven experience in category management sourcing and supplier relationship management within the PV BESS or related industries.

  • Strong negotiation skills witha track recordof securing favorable contract terms.

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build andmaintaineffective supplier relationships.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse equitable and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status national origin or ethnicity mental or physical disability veteran status parental status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation Range:

$104554.00 - $130692.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees or received through our website or career portal will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

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Job Number: J12764

If youre interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future join the SOLV Energy Team.


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SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry designing building and maintaining utility scale solar battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.Job Description Summary:We are seeking an experienced and strategic Category Manager to drive sour...

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