Project Procurement Manager

Description

Lead end-to-end procurement and contracting for renewable energy projects, from procurement strategy and tender preparation through supplier selection, contract execution, delivery, claims support and close-out. The role safeguards project cost, schedule, quality and bankability by securing commercially competitive and contractually robust solutions while coordinating Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Legal, Finance and suppliers.

Responsibilities

Procurement strategy and planning

• Develop and maintain project procurement plans, package strategies, tender schedules, bidder lists and contracting milestones aligned with project COD and investment-approval requirements.
• Identify critical and long-lead packages, supplier dependencies, market constraints, logistics exposure and early procurement actions.
• Provide clear status reporting, decision points, risk escalation and recovery actions to project and supply-chain management.

Tendering and supplier selection

• Prepare and issue complete RFP/RFQ packages, including instructions to bidders, scopes, technical appendices, price schedules, bidder response forms and commercial terms.
• Lead bid clarification, normalization and evaluation across CAPEX, lifecycle OPEX, delivery, warranty, technical compliance, contract risk and bankability.
• Run competitive negotiation processes, document recommendations and prepare procurement committee or management approval materials.

Contracting and negotiation

• Lead commercial negotiations for supply, EPC/BoP, service, O&M, LTSA, framework and consultancy agreements.
• Protect the company’s position on scope, price, payment milestones, securities, parent company guarantees, LDs, warranties, availability commitments, liability, insurance, change orders, termination, taxes, logistics and interface allocation.
• Coordinate contract drafting and redlines with Legal and technical stakeholders, ensuring deviations and residual risks are visible and approved before signature.

Execution and contract management

• Manage supplier commercial performance after award, including deliverables, payment conditions, variations, claims, schedule recovery, warranty obligations and contract close-out.
• Maintain auditable procurement records, approvals, evaluation files, signed contracts, securities, and key contractual dates.
• Support project teams in resolving scope gaps, interface issues, late delivery, non-conformance and supplier performance concerns.

Governance, systems and continuous improvement

• Ensure compliance with company procurement governance, approval authorities, ethics, competition requirements and document-control standards.
• Use ERP, sourcing, contract-management, reporting and AI-enabled tools to improve transparency, cycle time, data quality and management reporting.
• Capture lessons learned, improve templates and support development of category strategies and preferred-supplier frameworks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management, Economics, Business, Supply Chain, Law or another relevant discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant project procurement, contracting or commercial-management experience in renewable energy, power, infrastructure, construction or another complex project environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end tenders and negotiations for technically complex, high-value project packages.
• Strong working knowledge of supply, EPC/BoP, service and/or O&M contracts, including risk allocation, securities, warranties, LDs, liability and change control.
• Advanced bid comparison, cost analysis, negotiation, supplier evaluation and management reporting skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional work with Engineering, Projects, Construction, Finance, Legal, insurers, lenders’ advisers and international suppliers
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills and practical experience with ERP and/or e-sourcing / contract-management systems.
• Fluent business English. Hebrew is required for Israel-facing activities; an additional European language is an advantage
• Experience with BESS, solar, wind, transformers, HV/MV equipment, SCADA/EMS/PPC, EPC or O&M packages.
• Experience using reporting, workflow automation, and AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot to improve procurement productivity and insight.
• Ability to travel internationally and visit project sites and supplier facilities as required.