The Procurement Operations Specialist 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:
• Contracting: Coordinate contract negotiations using Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software. Track contract obligations across projects, particularly for varied upstream flow-down requirements and ensure post-execution compliance.
• Develop and improve systems for tracking pre-construction project schedules and flag procurement-related risks.
• Administer certain pre-construction Purchase Orders to minimize risk including payment milestones, cancellation fee exposure, and tax compliance documentation.
• 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).
• 2-4 years of relevant operations experience, especially in procurement, contracts administration, or project coordination.
• Experience with process improvement and operational reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with PowerBI, PowerAutomate, P6, Ironclad, and/or other reporting software.
• Familiarity with solar or BESS technologies is a plus but not required.
• 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.
At Strata, you’re part of something big. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We are driving innovation to make a difference for our customers, our employees, and our planet. Join us in powering the future.
Strata Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Strata Solar is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.
Strata Clean Energy is a privately owned and operated company, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with multiple service and operations centers throughout the Southeast of the USA. As a vertically integrated renewable energy company, we control and self-perform every process, from our nationwide solar and storage development, to construction, O&M, and Asset Management.
Our construction operation consists of Industry leading Engineering competence centers, a team of global supply chain experts, and an industrial scale project and construction management center. Each and every department is fully committed to making sure safety and quality are our top priority.
As an independent power producer, Strata Clean Energy is one of the very few companies that has proven competence across the full spectrum of the solar/storage process and value chain. We are focused on delivering best in class cost of ownership by imposing and enforcing very strict QA standards on our global manufacturers and suppliers. Our approach continues to provide superior value and customer experience.
Strata’s customers include long term project owners, such as large utilities and IPPs, with very high safety and execution standards. Strata’s total quality management approach, combined with high productivity and operational excellence, has set us apart from traditional solar developers and EPC outfits.
Please visit our facilities or tour our project sites and experience the Strata difference.
We appreciate the long-term relationships that we have built with so many of our repeat customers and want to thank them for their ongoing loyalty and support.
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