What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager - Americas position at Cubico Sustainable Investments?
Description
The Procurement Manager Americas is the local presence of the Procurement Department in the region. This position will cover USA, Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay, reporting to the central corporate function while working closely with local stakeholders.
The role covers renewable energy technologies (PV, Wind, BESS), with a strong focus on PV. The scope includes both equipment and services such as EPC, Technical Advisory, QAQC, etc.
This position will work from our US (Austin, Tx) or Mexico (Mexico City) headquarters.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the origination and development teams in the procurement and sourcing activities for actual or future projects (i.e. confirming Capex assumptions, guiding on vendors and technology)
- Local supplier management, in line with the corporate procurement guidelines (up to coordinating and supporting RFI, RFQ or RFP for ongoing tenders)
- Partner with origination and development teams to develop an accurate region demand forecast
- Gather information about individual project requirements to identify specific procurement needs at an early stage and secure timely and efficient support for the project
- Direct involvement with supplier negotiations in conjunction with the Project Team & external advisors
- Support the Project team and Supplier during execution phase to ensure successful contract fulfilment
- Administrative activities including generating NDAs, reporting, data analysis, accurate document filing, forecasting & presentations
- Travel as required within designated region
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Our ideal candidate will have :
Established in 2015, Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a London-headquartered firm, is one of the world’s leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas, Europe and Australia. Owned equally by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments, two of the world’s largest pension funds with over USD300 bn under management, Cubico is committed to a long-term growth strategy designed to make it one of the largest and best in class renewable energy investors in the world.
Cubico holds a portfolio of around 12 GW, with assets across the wind, solar PV, solar thermal and transmission line technologies. Covering the whole energy chain from development and construction to operation, the company’s portfolio is located across 9 countries : Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States (USA), Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.
Cubico is driven by six core values : Diversity, Respect, Integrity, Value Creation and Excellence, which make up the final value DRIVE. These values encourage employees to take pride and satisfaction in their work, strive to achieve their goals and go the extra mile to attain outstanding results, whilst acting with the upmost integrity and behaving ethically in the course of their employment. Cubico’s employees are central to its success and, as a result, the company looks for people who believe in its purpose, will take full account of its impact and are motivated to make a positive contribution to communities and the environment and build a better future.
As part of Cubico culture and values, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building talented teams that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented minority groups.
