Powertech Labs Inc is a cleantech company with the mission of being a trusted innovation partner providing solutions, specialized testing, and technical expertise for a secure and sustainable global energy future. Powertech has a global reputation for delivering transformative solutions in both the electric power industry as well as the transport sector. A clean future will be driven by electric and hydrogen power, and we will help get there.

We are always guided by our values as a global clean‑technology and engineering company:

Safety: This top everything. We do our work safely or we do not do it at all.

Challenges: We ready ourselves for the hardest challenges – through attaining accreditations, developing industry‑leading innovative products & services, investing in our labs, hiring great people, and making them better.

Diverse Teams: We are strongest together and capitalize on our varied attributes – together we are more than the sum of parts.

Ourcustomers: Customers fuel this company, and we constantly work with them to earn and retain their trust and loyalty. We expect that our customers hold us accountable to our commitments.

Excellence: Striving for excellence, acting with integrity, and having the highest standards in quality are core to what we do.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Business Operations, the Senior Manager, Procurement and Commercial Services provides enterprise-level leadership and direction for Powertech’s procurement, sourcing, supplier management, contract services, and commercial governance.

This role is accountable for establishing and executing procurement and commercial strategies that support Powertech's strategic objectives, operational excellence, capital investment programs, laboratory operations, and growth initiatives. The Senior Manager ensures Powertech achieves best value outcomes through effective sourcing, supplier partnerships, contract management, risk mitigation,



and governance practices while maintaining compliance with corporate policies, delegated authorities, and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team and foster a results-oriented service culture that delivers strategic, compliant, and value-driven procurement and contract services.

What You'll Do
Strategic Leadership

Develop and execute enterprise procurement, supplier relationship management, contract management, logistics, and commercial governance strategies aligned with Powertech’s business objectives.

Advise the Executive Leadership Team on emerging market trends, supplier risks, sourcing opportunities, capital procurement strategies, and commercial matters that may affect organizational performance.

Manage the departmental operating budget to support effective service delivery and organizational priorities.

Procurement Services

Oversee the delivery of procurement, strategic sourcing, contract administration, vendor onboarding, supplier governance, and contract lifecycle management services across Powertech.

Lead and oversee medium- to high-value, complex, strategic, and high-risk sourcing initiatives that have significant operational, financial, or commercial impact.

Ensure procurement activities comply with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, delegated authorities, ethical practices, and governance standards.

Drive demand planning, spend management, category management, and sourcing optimization initiatives to maximize value and improve procurement outcomes.





Oversee logistics operations and service providers to ensure the safe, timely, compliant, and cost-effective movement of goods, equipment, and materials, including transportation, customs coordination, warehousing, inventory handling, delivery reliability, and operational efficiency.

Supplier and Commercial Relationship Management

Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, strategic partners, and service providers.

Establish supplier performance management programs, including performance metrics, risk monitoring, corrective actions, and supplier-specific continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen performance and value delivery.

Lead negotiations involving complex commercial, contractual, pricing, risk allocation, intellectual property, and service delivery terms.

Assess supplier financial stability, market conditions, emerging risks, and sourcing alternatives to improve supply assurance and organizational resilience.

Identify opportunities for innovation, strategic partnerships, supplier-enabled solutions, and long-term value creation through effective supplier engagement.

Project and Business Partnership

Act as the senior procurement and commercial advisor for major projects, capital investments, laboratory equipment acquisitions, facility recovery initiatives, and strategic growth programs, leading procurement and sourcing strategies, evaluation methodologies, negotiations, and contract recommendations that support project schedules, budgets, risk management, and client commitments.

Support organizational growth initiatives, including international sourcing opportunities, cross-border procurement activities, and strategic supplier development.

Work with stakeholders to improve procurement planning, demand forecasting, inventory management, and supplier engagement practices.

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📌 Senior Manager, Procurement and Commercial Services (British Columbia)
🏢 Powertech Labs
📍 British Columbia