Product-Line Procurement Leader: NPI & Cost Excellence

Vertiv Group Corporation; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation in Ireland is seeking a Procurement Product Line Leader to own end-to-end procurement for assigned product lines, aligning with GCM category strategies and driving cost-out programs that support product P&L targets.

You will bridge Product Management and Engineering, lead NPI procurement milestones, and manage supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery and optimal costs across the product life cycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or sourcing within a manufacturing or industrial technology environment.
• Proven experience managing procurement for specific product lines or business units with direct accountability for cost and delivery performance.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate procurement into new product development processes (NPDI or equivalent lifecycle frameworks).
• Experience in supplier management, including performance monitoring, escalation handling, and supplier development programmes.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement execution for assigned product lines: cost targets, supplier delivery performance, and material availability aligned to production schedules.
• Drive NPI procurement readiness: early engagement at Gate 0-1, supplier quote coverage, tooling investment decisions, and production ramp sourcing plans.
• Translate global category strategies into product-line-specific sourcing actions and supplier selections, ensuring alignment with approved supply panels.
• Own product-line cost-out programmes: value engineering, specification optimisation, and make-vs-buy analysis in partnership with Engineering.
• Manage day-to-day supplier performance for product-line-critical suppliers: delivery, quality, capacity, and escalation management.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Management as the primary procurement interface for all product-line decisions affecting cost, supply, and schedule.
• Drive engineering change management from a procurement perspective: cost impact assessment, supplier feasibility analysis, and lead-time implications.
• Support the BU Leader in delivering BU savings targets through product-line-level cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement programmes.
• Coordinate with GCMs on supplier panel utilisation, ensuring product-line sourcing is aligned with globally negotiated commercial frameworks and approved ASLs.
• Own product-line procurement KPIs: material cost variance, supplier on-time delivery (OTD), NPI milestone adherence, and cost-out pipeline value.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost modelling

Value engineering

Make-vs-buy analysis

Job description

Vertiv Group Corporation in Ireland is seeking a Procurement Product Line Leader to own end-to-end procurement for assigned product lines, aligning with GCM category strategies and driving cost-out programs that support product P&L targets.

You will bridge Product Management and Engineering, lead NPI procurement milestones, and manage supplier performance to ensure on-time delivery and optimal costs across the product life cycle.