Strategic Sourcing Site Works Team Leader

Location: Remote

Job Description Summary

Seeking a high-impact Strategic Sourcing Site Works Team Leader to lead a team of Commodity Managers and Coordinators responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of Electrical & Civil site works subcontractors, Site Erected Buildings and Engineering suppliers to support NAM Projects (ACIS, FACTS, HVDC, and Services).

The leader will be instrumental in ensuring development and execution of world-class sourcing strategies that drive operational excellence, cost competitiveness, supplier capability, and sustainable results aligning with SQDC. This role will be instrumental in driving strategies during tender and the execution of projects.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure effective oversight and management of the three key pillars tied to Site Works scope; daily operational needs, strategic sourcing and people leadership.
• Daily management of site works sourcing KPIs including cost deflation, Days to Pay (DTP), vendor recovery, sourcing on-time delivery (OTD).
• Establish effective operating rhythms to ensure that Site Works Sourcing team remains aligned with annual objectives and delivers on key priorities including:
• Strategic commodity plans that consider the competitive landscape, capacity constraints, and future demand to ensure long-term supply continuity and resilience.
• Heat maps and dashboards
• Develop robust should-cost models, benchmarking tools, and supplier cost breakdown structures.
• Develop and execute capability assessments to ensure alignment with technical, quality, and commercial expectations.
• Build and manage a historical quote and pricing database to support analytics, negotiation strategies, and continuous improvement.
• Drive competitive cost outcomes by establishing strong commercial agreements that mitigate risk and align with project schedules, technical requirements and customer expectations.
• Subcontract agreement negotiations
• Conduct deep market intelligence and competitive analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and innovation.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, and other functions to align sourcing strategies with business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with the Tender Sourcing Leader to ensure alignment between tendering and sourcing execution strategies, supporting a seamless transition from bid development to project execution.
• Drive operational accountability among sourcing coordinators, ensuring efficient and timely execution of RFQ processes in ITO and OTR
• Additional Locations: Remote, Remote