Project Procurement Manager - Capital Projects (Chemical Manufacturing)

Location: United States; based in the Central (CT) or Eastern (ET) time zones, with the ability to commute to hirify.global facilities in the region as business needs require. The primary location is Wilmington, Delaware, with support for the Parkersburg, West Virginia site and other regional facilities.

Salary: $126,067–$196,980 annually, plus a 14% annual bonus target.

Company

hirify.global develops chemistry-based products and sustainable solutions for clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing, climate-friendly cooling, paints, coatings, and industrial infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end procurement for capital projects from FEL-1 through project closeout, including sourcing, bidding, contracting, logistics, and supplier management.
• Develop procurement strategies for plant expansions, maintenance, turnarounds, asset integrity, environmental compliance, and regulatory initiatives.
• Partner with project management, engineering, construction, finance, legal, risk management, manufacturing stakeholders, and EPC/EPCM providers.
• Manage competitive bids, commercial evaluations, negotiations, and contract awards for process equipment, engineered materials, construction services, and EPC/EPCM scopes.
• Select and implement contracting models such as lump sum, unit rate, time and materials, reimbursable, EPC, and EPCM based on project risk, cost, and schedule.
• Improve procurement performance by reducing lifecycle costs, managing commercial risk, improving supplier performance, and minimizing change orders and claims.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; an engineering or technical degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or commercial contracting experience.
• 5+ years supporting capital projects in chemical, petrochemical, refining, energy, manufacturing, industrial, or related environments.
• Experience supporting capital projects exceeding $5 million and leading complex supplier negotiations across equipment, materials, services, EPC/EPCM, and construction scopes.
• Experience developing construction package strategies, contracting strategies, bid-ready scopes of work, commercial evaluation models, and procurement execution plans.
• Must be based in the Central or Eastern US time zones and able to commute to regional hirify.global facilities as required.

Nice to have

• MBA, CPSM, CPSD, PMP, or a similar professional certification.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM and construction contracting, major equipment procurement, FEL-stage strategies, sourcing playbooks, supplier segmentation, and procurement dashboards.
• Experience supporting annual capital portfolios exceeding $100 million.
• Technical, engineering, construction management, chemical manufacturing, or related industrial background.
• Experience with SAP, contract management software, Microsoft Office, and CoPilot.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
• 401(k) match, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, and commuter benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Inclusion and diversity initiatives and a company-paid volunteer day.
• Immigration sponsorship, including H-1B, F-1 OPT, TN, and other non-immigrant status sponsorship, is not currently available.