Capital Equipment Procurement Manager
- Analyze capital plans to drill down equipment and services required to establish OFCI equipment budget and rolling 12-month procurement plans accounting for and adjusting to the sales projection updates.
- Ensure accurate cost and schedules are provided in a timely manner to the Development Program Managers in support of budget approvals and project schedule planning.
- Provide weekly Development procurement status, progresses, and recommendations to gain support from executives to align on the business objectives.
- Continually evaluate new critical infrastructure technologies with partners to ensure that QTS balances cost, availability, reliability and efficiency into its standard equipment offering.
- Analyze category spend management opportunities, conducts research to understand the supply market and commodity trends, and deploy appropriate strategic plans and track KPI's.
- Ensure QTS policies and processes are followed and continuously improve processes and systems to drive best-in-class procurement performance.
- Collaborate with Global Procurement leaders to ensure alignment and execution of category strategies.
- Continuously identify and implement strategies to improve procurement initiatives, increase speed to market, improve quality, and achieve a lower total cost of ownership.
- Understand business impacts and align with stakeholders to effectively assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies to mitigate risk.
- Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
- Develop RFP packages and lead competitive sourcing events to ensure structuring of commercial value, risk mitigation, and performances requirements are secured in a contract to protect QTS's interests.
- Support Sales revenue generator by securing competitive NRC costing for customer deals as requested.
- Solicit and develop construction related contracts to support QTS projects and associated timelines.
- Monitor market supply chain conditions and anticipate needs of various project to ensure ordering of OFCI equipment for just-in-time delivery to meet QTS timelines.
- Resolve unforeseen technical and commercial issues that arise from the assigned projects, engage with subject matter experts, and escalate as necessary to close processes utilizing approved corrective actions.
- Ensure the most up to date design standards are distributed to the OFCI suppliers to deliver the products as specified.
- Obtain OFCI equipment submittals to support the design, specification, and process approval for each assigned project as needed.
- Track and manage equipment inventory locations to analyze and recommend action plan to prioritize reallocation of capital assets to achieve cost avoidance when possible.
- Develop KPIs to measure supplier performance (on-site delivery performance, cost savings, etc.)
- Ensure mutual contracted obligations to ensure the negotiated values are realized.
- Lead periodic business reviews (such as weekly meetings, QBRs, problem resolution, etc.)
- Consult with QTS Site Operations teams, Suppliers, Finance etc. to be the escalation point on issues and lead process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and maximize value.
- Travel to QTS sites, OEM facilities, trade conferences, and networking events to facilitate strong relationships to benefit the strategic positioning of QTS and department objectives.
- Provide ad-hoc assistance to the Site Operations' needs on certain difficult to source equipment, parts, and services.
- Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Operations, Finance, certificate in Construction Management, or equivalent experience
- Five or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Project Management / Engineering
- Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements.
- 8 or more years direct experience in global supply chain management, project management, category management, strategic sourcing, mechanical engineering, and negotiations, and vendor management in variety of categories
- Data center or critical infrastructure industry experience including Facility Management, Critical Electrical and Mechanical Equipment, Construction Design and Construction, and Professional Services
- Experience in leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization.
- Ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems.
- Skilled in building relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements, specifications from departments, and category subject matter experts.
- Business relationship management
- Influencing and persuasion skills
- Strategic analysis and focus
- Ability to manage complexity - oversee multiple initiatives across business entities.
- Ability to facilitate collaboration and focus organization on exceeding targets.
- People motivation and development expertise
- Change management.
- 25 days annual leave and public holidays
- 32 paid volunteering hours per year
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Employer paid private medical and dental cover for employees and dependents
- Life assurance
- Illness financial protection including critical illness cover and income protection
- Employee referral bonus equivalent to exchange rates of $2,500 at time of award, subject to eligibility
- This role is bonus eligible.
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