PJM Interconnection
Procurement Lead (Administrative)
The Procurement Lead is principally responsible for the activities in the following areas:
• Strategic sourcing projects of complex services and software that may involve market research, vendor due diligence, requirements and scope/statement of work development, and planning and sourcing strategy.
• Development or participation on cross-functional teams to support procurement initiatives and requests for proposals.
• Procurement of hardware, software including cloud-based software solutions and professional services.
• Contract negotiation, including end user software license agreements as well as professional consulting services, with ability to identify/mitigate commercial risk and supply chain risk.
• Effective strategic supplier relationship management.
• Provisions of reporting with comprehensive spend analysis and market trends dissemination, related to assigned categories.
The Procurement Lead develops and executes strategies related to the acquisition of services, materials, and software for the entire PJM organization. This position reports to the Procurement Director.
Essential Functions: