ABOUT US: Wolverine Fuels is a leading Utah-based thermal coal producer serving utility and industrial customers. With more than 1,000 employees, four mining operations and supporting sites, Wolverine is a long-standing and growing organization committed to safe, reliable and efficient operations.
Position Summary:
The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading the Company's sourcing, procurement, and supplier-management strategy to ensure reliable supply, effective risk management, strong working-capital performance, and sustainable cost advantage. This role oversees strategic supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, contract governance, procurement operations, and continuous improvement initiatives while leveraging analytics, technology, and market intelligence to create long-term business value.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, and contract management for critical goods and services.
• Develop and execute category strategies that optimize cost, supply continuity, working capital, and operational performance.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships while overseeing performance, risk, and compliance.
• Deliver cost savings, standardization, and procurement leverage opportunities across operations.
• Utilize analytics, market intelligence, AI, and automation to enhance procurement effectiveness and decision-making.
• Mitigate supply chain risk through sourcing strategies, supplier diversification, and inventory planning.
• Govern contracts, pricing, vendor master data, procurement controls, and Delegation of Authority compliance.
• Partner with Treasury and Accounts Payable to support cash flow management and vendor payment planning.
• Lead and develop the sourcing team while fostering a high-performance culture.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or commercial leadership roles.
• Proven success negotiating complex agreements and managing critical supplier relationships.
• Strong commercial, analytical, financial, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Experience with SAP, P2P, S2C, contract management, and procurement technologies.
• Knowledge of analytics, AI, and automation applications in procurement.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and sound judgment in managing commercial and operational risk.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Mining, energy, manufacturing, or heavy industry experience preferred.
The successful candidate will be commercially minded, analytical and practical, with the ability to balance cost, quality, reliability, liquidity and operational continuity.