Regional Technical Category Manager
$95k - $110k+ 10% annual bonus
Senior
Bachelor's
Glen Allen, VA, USA
HybridHybrid schedule: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote; up to 20% annual travel. Role also says hybrid/remote across various North America locations.
Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Business Management is required.
- At least 5 years of experience in custom turnkey, mechanical/electrical, fabrication/flow management procurement, contractor management, or EPC construction execution is required.
- Proven experience in procurement, sourcing, contract management, or project management within an EPC project setting is required.
- Advanced knowledge of specialized contract terms, insurance requirements, bonding, and risk allocation frameworks is required.
- Demonstrated success in complex supplier negotiations and post-award performance management is required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify cost and schedule improvements are required.
- Project management skills for managing multiple concurrent projects are required.
- Advanced knowledge of construction industry standards, safety regulations, and compliance requirements is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage preferred supplier networks specializing in custom turnkey, mechanical/electrical, fabrication, and flow management activities.
- Create long-term supplier partnerships and framework agreements balancing cost, quality, schedule, loading, and risk.
- Conduct market analysis on supplier capacity, pricing trends, and capability gaps.
- Execute multi-million-dollar cost-reduction initiatives and consolidate orders for negotiation leverage.
- Drive continuous improvement with key suppliers on productivity, safety, and schedule performance.
- Lead proposal development, tendering, and cost analysis for custom turnkey, mechanical/electrical, fabrication, and flow management packages.
- Develop detailed cost models covering labor rates, material escalation, equipment, mobilization, and site-specific factors.
- Perform total cost of ownership analyses including schedule, quality, and contractual risk impacts.
- Benchmark costs against industry standards and identify value-creation opportunities.
- Lead complex supplier negotiations on pricing, terms, conditions, and commercial frameworks.
- Develop specialized terms and conditions tailored to supplier scope and risk profile.
- Establish clear scopes of work and division-of-responsibility boundaries, including contractor responsibilities and interface protocols.
- Negotiate insurance, bonding, and risk-allocation frameworks.
- Develop comprehensive risk-management strategies for supplier-specific hazards and performance uncertainties.
- Define insurance requirements, coverage limits, and liability frameworks.
- Implement risk-mitigation strategies including performance bonds, parent-company guarantees, and liquidated damages.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and industry standards.
- Establish post-award protocols to ensure supplier performance and schedule adherence.
- Monitor supplier performance against schedule, quality, safety, and cost key performance indicators.
- Conduct supplier performance reviews and implement corrective action plans.
- Manage supplier escalations, disputes, and change orders.
- Drive on-time delivery through proactive schedule management and accountability.
- Partner with project execution, legal, insurance, contract management, and engineering teams.
- Collaborate with tendering teams on competitive bid packages.
- Coordinate with safety, quality, and compliance functions.
- Build relationships with internal stakeholders to identify value-engineering and optimization opportunities.
- Lead strategic procurement and category management for specialized, high-value custom turnkey, mechanical/electrical, fabrication, and flow management activities across North American projects.
- Execute North American procurement strategies while developing tailored regional approaches aligned with project execution and overall business objectives.
- Travel up to 20% annually.
Desired Qualifications
- At least 10 years of experience in custom turnkey, mechanical/electrical, fabrication, or flow management procurement is preferred.
- Direct water-industry or EPC-firm experience is preferred.
- Professional procurement certification such as C.P.M., CPSM, or CIPS is preferred.
- Professional project management certification such as PMP is preferred.
- Experience with SAP, Ariba, and Google Workspace is preferred.
About the company
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Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aubervilliers, France
Founded
1853
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- July 30, 2026 H1 revenue reached €22.93 billion, with EBITDA up 5% and margins rising.
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