Procurement Specialist

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Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.

Position Title: Procurement Specialist
Department: Procurement
Compensation: $60,000 - $70,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Sr. Procurement Specialist
Location: Kitchener, Ontario

About the Role:

The Procurement Specialist role primary purpose is to support Sales and Business Development with project planning and scheduling during the tendering stages. The role would coordinate cross-functional inputs and help translate customer delivery requirements into realistic project timelines before commitments are made.support the planning and procurement of logistics services for e-STORAGE’s global utility-scale battery energy storage projects.

Based in our Kitchener office, this role will working closely with teams across Procurement, Logistics, Project Execution, Business Development, Legal, and Finance, the successful candidate will help ensure each project has a commercially competitive, contractually aligned, and executable delivery plan.

Responsibilities:

• Sales/Business Development scheduling support the primary responsibility.
• Update planning inputs received from Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, Project Execution, and Commissioning for scheduling.
• Coordinate project schedules requests, draft project schedules and check whether they are feasible.
• Compare customer-required dates against available manufacturing, supply-chain, logistics, and execution assumptions.
• Identify and escalate schedule gaps, constraints, and risks for cross-functional review.
• Maintain schedule revisions, standard planning assumptions, templates, and reporting tools.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Specialist/coordinator level, with approximately 2–3 years of relevant experience in Bid project procurement, logistics planning, project execution, scheduling, or a related function
• Strong analytical and scheduling skills, with the ability to evaluate logistics options, pricing, timelines, and project risks
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and data analysis
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively across functions and regions
• Ability to occasionally accommodate meetings with international stakeholders across China and the broader APAC region
• Experience supporting large-scale construction, EPC, renewable energy, or battery energy storage projects is considered an asset

e-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

e-STORAGE uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by humans.

This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.

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