Senior Procurement Manager Fixed Equipment

We’re seeking a Senior Procurement Manager Fixed Equipment who’s ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America. 

Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager Fixed Equipment   |   Req ID: 17985   |   HR Contact: Karen HORTON   |   Location: Remote Worker - Alabama

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Sr. Fixed Equipment Procurement Manager will lead North American category strategy and strategic
sourcing for high-value fixed equipment, parts, and related engineering services supporting Amrize Aggregates & Construction Materials operations. The role will transform fixed-equipment procurement from transactional buying to enterprise lifecycle management by leveraging Amrize scale, standardizing specifications and preferred technologies, strengthening OEM relationships, deploying should-cost and total-cost-of-ownership models,  and improving repair/rebuild/replace decisions. The position partners closely withOperations, Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability, CAPEX, Finance, Legal, HSE, and regional procurement teams to reduce cost per ton, improve uptime and reliability, manage supply risk, and deliver measurable ASPIRE savings and EBITDA improvement across the U.S. and Canada. 

WHAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH

• Develop and execute enterprise category strategies for fixed equipment, parts, and selected engineering
  services, translating forward CAPEX and major-maintenance demand into sourcing plans and
  measurable value.


• Aggregate demand across regions and negotiate strategic OEM, manufacturer-direct, parts, and service
  agreements that improve price, commercial terms, lead times, warranties, availability, and supplier
  accountability.


• Standardize equipment specifications, preferred technologies, common parts/SKUs, and sourcing
  channels to reduce complexity, inventory, distributor markups, and lifecycle cost.


• Lead competitive RFx events, technical-commercial bid evaluations, negotiations, contracting, and
  supplier selection for major fixed-equipment purchases and replacement programs.


• Deploy total-cost-of-ownership, should-cost, value-engineering, and repair/rebuild/replace models that
  balance acquisition cost with reliability, downtime, energy consumption, maintainability, and useful life.


• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability, and CAPEX teams to ensure equipment
  is fit for purpose and sourcing decisions improve throughput, uptime, asset utilization, and cost per ton.


• Build and manage strategic supplier performance programs using KPIs, scorecards, business reviews,
  quality/service metrics, and corrective actions; develop qualified domestic and global alternatives to
  reduce supply risk.


• Maintain a transparent pipeline of validated savings, cost avoidance, working-capital opportunities, and
  EBITDA impact; provide executive-level reporting on category performance, risks, and sourcing priorities.


• Serve as a field-facing procurement leader, traveling frequently to quarries, plants, supplier facilities,
  project sites, and operating regions to diagnose opportunities, support critical outages, and accelerate
  implementation.

Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to health, safety, and
environmental policies in all work environments and areas; promote a culture of safety and exhibit these
behaviors.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Education: Bachelor's degree or years of equivalent experience
Additional Education Preferred: Master's degree
Field of Study Preferred:Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Mining, or a related discipline
Required Work Experience:8-12+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, capital equipment,engineering procurement, or heavy-industrial experience. Strong preference for experience in aggregates,mining, quarrying, cement, construction materials, or comparable process/manufacturing industries.
Demonstrated experience sourcing fixed/process equipment and managing complex CAPEX or lifecycle
categories across multiple sites is required.Required Training/Certifications: Valid driver's license required. CPSM, CSCP, CPM, PMP, professional engineering credential, or equivalent procurement/project certification preferred but not required.
Required Technical Skills: Advanced strategic sourcing, RFx, negotiation, contract management, supplier
performance management, spend analytics, TCO/should-cost modeling, and technical-commercial bid
evaluation. Working knowledge of crushing, screening, conveying, material handling, pumps, motors,
bearings, wear parts, and aggregate plant maintenance/reliability concepts. Proficiency in Microsoft
365/Excel and enterprise procurement/ERP systems such as SAP, Coupa, Jaggaer, Oracle, or similar. Ability
to interpret equipment specifications, drawings, bills of material, proposals, and cost models; AggFlow or
comparable plant-modeling exposure is a plus.

Additional Requirements:

Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

WHAT WE OFFER  

• Competitive salary


• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 


• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance  


• Holistic Health & Well-being programs


• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care


• Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts


• Paid time off & paid holidays


• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)


• Educational Assistance Program


• Dress for your day