Renewables Commercial Manager - Power

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Renewables Commercial Manager for their Kansas City, MO office. The role involves managing supplier relationships for solar and energy storage projects, negotiating contracts, and ensuring high-quality product delivery. Responsibilities include developing procurement strategies, coordinating with engineering teams, managing vendor performance, and supporting project delivery teams. A bachelor's degree and 7 years of relevant experience are required, with a preference for candidates experienced in solar and energy storage markets.
Position: Renewables Commercial Manager - Power (Multiple Locations)

Description The Renewables Commercial Manager manages supplier and strategic partner relationships for Solar and Energy Storage procurements. The Renewables Commercial Manager is responsible for coordinating engineering in the identification of potential suppliers, negotiating strategic procurement contract negotiations, and managing vendor performance to ensure the delivery of high-quality products. This is an in-office position located at the location listed.
• Develop and implement strategies for solar and energy storage suppliers to meet business objectives.
• Coordinate with engineering on the identification of potential suppliers and evaluation of their capabilities to provide quality products and services.
• Manage the coordination and ensure negotiations of contracts and pricing with suppliers result in cost-effective procurement of goods and services.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors to ensure high-quality products and services are delivered on time and within budget.
• Manage and maintain effective commercial relationships with existing and potential clients, customers, and contractors to support business activities.
• Review vendor performance and recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Manage monthly internal reporting through clients and internal commercial management procedures.
• Support project delivery teams in the optimization of cash flow through management of activity schedules, submission of monthly valuations, and control of supplier accounts.
• Support project delivery teams in the management of change events by ensuring they are managed in accordance with the contracts including early warnings, change event notification, and change event quotation.
• Manage partnership with project delivery teams to communicate business drivers and ensure successful outcomes of projects.
• Manage best practices of Renewable Business commercial terms standards, ensuring its use on projects.
• Manage relationships with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and ensure supplier strategies align with business goals.
• Review market research and stay up to date on industry trends, pricing, supplier capabilities, and emerging technologies.
• Responsible for sharing industry knowledge and providing recommendations for continuous process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Develop and maintain metrics to track performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and legal requirements related to suppliers.
• Responsible for attending and participating in customer and supplier meetings for projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, construction management or related degree from an accredited program and 7 years’ applicable experience required.
• Project execution experience including project management and vendor management preferred.
• Experience in solar and energy storage markets preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with vendors, project stakeholders and clients.
• Strong knowledge of procurement laws and regulations, as well as negotiation experience with industry client agreements and construction contract agreements.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks with conflicting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to identify project goals and work both autonomously and as part of a project team to successfully achieve them.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, and demonstrated budget, savings and/or profit margins success in completed projects.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

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Job Project Management

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Other Locations US-MO-Saint Louis, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-TX-Houston, US-NC-Raleigh, US-FL-Orlando, US-NC-Charlotte, US-OH-Columbus

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req : 252880

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DS #PWR N/A
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