Manager Procurement Management

Project Procurement Leader

The Project Procurement Leader is a strategic, project-focused procurement role established to support the company's rapid growth and expanding portfolio of large-scale data center infrastructure projects. This position serves as the primary procurement representative embedded within cross-functional project teams managing major customer orders.

The role is accountable for ensuring supply assurance, continuity, and risk mitigation. Acting as the key interlock between Procurement and project execution teams, the Project Procurement Manager proactively identifies internal and external supply risks that could impact on-time customer delivery and leads mitigation actions across the organization and supplier base.

Responsibilities include:

Serve as the dedicated procurement lead for one or more large, strategic data center customer projects, acting as the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team.

Proactively identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle, including supplier capacity constraints, long lead times, technical maturity, single-source dependencies, quality risks, and logistics constraints.

Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans in collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers to eliminate identified risks.

Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules, ensuring alignment with customer milestones and on-time delivery commitments.

Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization, such as multi-sourcing strategies, suppliers' capability development, early material commitments, multi-manufacturers, inventory and buffering strategies.

Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.

Qualifications include:

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, industrial engineering or operations management.

MBA or a Masters in Supply Chain or Operations is a plus.

Minimum of seven years in supply chain and/or procurement roles.

Procurement & Supply Chain Professional Training is highly desirable (CPSM or equivalent).

Project Management Trainings is highly desirable (PMP or equivalent).

Advanced Excel, Power Point, Word, Power BI.

ERP and MRP familiarity (Oracle, Cyberplan).

Speaks English fluently.

7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment.

Strong experience in identifying, assessing, and preventing supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks.

Demonstrated success in designing and driving preventive supply risk strategies.

Experience managing and mitigating risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, technical readiness, quality, and logistics.

Experience preparing and delivering structured, executive-level reports and dashboards covering supply risks, mitigation plans, progress status, and preventive strategies.

Practical experience working closely with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp-ups, schedule changes, and demand volatility.

Physical & Environmental Demands: N/A

Time Travel Required: 25%

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

Our Core Principals: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

Our Strategic Priorities:

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

Our Behaviors:

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

Promote Transparent and Open Communication

At Vertiv, we're on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.

Work Authorization: No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Full Time