Procurement Analyst

The Procurement Analyst supports technical and commercial procurement activities for battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, including RFP development, proposal review, supplier negotiations, and long-term supply and service agreements (LTSAs). This position is designed as a growth role, offering the opportunity to develop from a strong procurement operations foundation into increasing technical and commercial responsibility. In addition, this role applies expertise in operations to support core pre-construction Procurement functions, including contract administration, Purchase Order management, vendor documentation workflow, schedule tracking, and procurement systems maintenance. This role is process-oriented with emphasis on managing risk, ensuring compliance, maintaining continuity, and enabling activities of technical staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a working understanding of BESS technologies and supplier offerings through facilitation of Request for Proposal (RFP) processes.
• Support negotiation and administration of supply agreements and BESS LTSAs including performance guarantees.
• Administer certain pre-construction Purchase Orders to minimize risk including payment milestones, cancellation fee exposure, and tax compliance documentation.
• Track contract obligations across projects, particularly for varied upstream flow-down requirements and ensure post-execution compliance.
• Track pre-construction project schedules and flag procurement-related risks.
• Monitor and track supplier pricing trends
• Assist in vendor qualification activities including document collection, insurance verification, and approved vendor list maintenance.
• Build and maintain procurement systems, logs, and dashboards to support team visibility and process improvement. Ensure compatibility and integration with systems in place with other departments.
• Ensure technical staff meet project milestones including vendor drawing and submittal review workflows and factory QA/QC audits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Front-End, Development, Engineering, Treasury, and Construction.
• Assist in preparing reports, trackers, and summaries for leadership as needed.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (supply chain, business, or related field preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with PowerBI, PowerAutomate, P6, Microsoft Dynamics, Ironclad, and/or other reporting software preferred.
• Familiarity with renewable energy, especially Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technologies, strongly preferred
• 1-3 years of relevant operations experience, especially in procurement, contracts administration, or project coordination.
• Experience with process improvement and operational reporting.
• Ability to interpret contractual terms and track complex multi-project obligations.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment.

About Us
Strata Clean Energy is a leading developer, EPC, and service provider for utility-scale solar and storage systems in the United States. We control and self-perform all processes from our nationwide solar and storage developments, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.

Our employees are empowered to drive our business in a collaborative, creative, and passion-driven environment that fosters long-term professional growth. There is a lot to learn at Strata, but we’re here to help you give your best and have a good time doing it.

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