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Job Summary
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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.
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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.
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Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans in collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers to eliminate identified risks.
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Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules, ensuring alignment with customer milestones and on-time delivery commitments.
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Drive strategic and preventive supply risk actions across the organization, including multi-sourcing strategies, supplier capability development, early material commitments, multi-manufacturer approaches, and inventory and buffering strategies.
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Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.
Key Responsibilities
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Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle.
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Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply risks.
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Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules.
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Drive strategic and preventive supply risk actions across the organization.
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Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.
Education & Certifications
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Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
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MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations is preferred.
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Minimum of seven years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement roles.
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Professional procurement or supply chain certification preferred (CPSM or equivalent).
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Project management certification preferred (PMP or equivalent).
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Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Power BI.
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Familiarity with ERP and MRP systems (Oracle, Cyberplan).
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Fluent in English.
Requirements
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7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment.
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Strong experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks.
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Demonstrated success developing and implementing preventive supply risk strategies.
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Experience managing risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, technical readiness, quality, and logistics.
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Experience preparing and delivering executive-level reports and dashboards covering supply risks, mitigation plans, status updates, and preventive actions.
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Practical experience partnering with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp-ups, schedule changes, and demand fluctuations.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Travel Requirements
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Up to 25% travel required.
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