Senior Capacity Manager Leader, Global Procurement

Vertiv; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a Senior Capacity Manager Leader within Global Procurement to shape strategy and governance for supplier capacity across regions and units. You will lead a team, drive risk-based decisions, and partner with SIOP, category teams, and resiliency to mitigate constraints.

The role focuses on ensuring proactive capacity assessments, scalable analytics, and executive visibility with strong cross-functional collaboration to enable growth and operations continuity worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s preferred.
• 8-12 years' experience in supplier capacity management or related fields.
• Experience with SIOP, demand planning, and supplier constraints.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead global supplier capacity strategy and governance.
• Coach Capacity Managers and set priorities.
• Ensure consistent capacity assessments across regions.
• Develop and execute mitigation for critical capacity gaps.
• Interface with SIOP and escalations for planning decisions.
• Align cross-functional teams on capacity priorities.
• Identify critical items and allocate mitigation resources.
• Provide capacity visibility and executive communications.
• Establish KPIs, cadences, and escalation mechanisms.
• Improve analytics, data quality, and reporting capabilities.
• Build relationships with strategic suppliers and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of capacity processes.

Skills

Executive communication

Supplier capacity management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Experience in capacity management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Oracle EBS

Kinaxis

Excel/Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Senior Capacity Manager Leader, Global Procurement, leads the global supplier capacity management function and team, establishing the strategy, governance, processes, and operating cadence required to anticipate capacity risks and support business growth. This role ensures consistent supplier capacity assessments, mitigation plans, and executive-level visibility across Business Units and Regional Operations. The leader partners closely with SIOP, Global and Regional Category teams, Resiliency, and Constraints & Delivery to prioritize critical items, align cross-functional actions, and drive timely resolution of supplier constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global supplier capacity management strategy, governance, standards, and operating model
• Lead, coach, and develop Capacity Managers, establishing clear priorities, accountabilities, performance expectations, and development plans
• Ensure consistent execution of supplier capacity assessments across categories, Business Units, and regions, with a clear view of current and future risks against demand and growth plans
• Direct the development and execution of mitigation and recovery plans for critical supplier capacity gaps, escalating issues when decisions or executive support are required
• Serve as the senior Global Procurement interface with SIOP, ensuring supplier constraints, recovery actions, assumptions, and resolution dates are accurately reflected in planning decisions
• Align Global and Regional Category teams on capacity priorities and ensure capacity requirements and risks are incorporated into category, sourcing, and supplier strategies
• Partner with Resiliency and Constraints & Delivery leaders to identify critical items, assess business exposure, and prioritize mitigation resources and actions
• Provide consolidated capacity visibility, scenarios, recommendations, and executive communications across Business Units and Regional Operations
• Establish performance indicators, review cadences, action tracking, and escalation mechanisms to drive accountability and timely closure
• Improve capacity analytics, systems, data quality, and reporting capabilities to support proactive risk identification and fact-based decisions
• Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers and senior internal stakeholders to enable capacity commitments, investment decisions, and long-term growth plans
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of common capacity management processes across the global organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field; master’s degree preferred
• 8-12 years of progressive experience in supplier capacity management, procurement, supply planning, operations, or supply chain management within a global manufacturing environment
• Proven experience establishing supplier capacity strategies, governance, review processes, risk indicators, and executive reporting
• Strong understanding of SIOP, demand and supply planning, supplier constraints, sourcing strategy, resiliency, and risk management
• Track record of leading complex mitigation and recovery programs with suppliers and senior cross-functional stakeholders
• Ability to analyze enterprise demand, supplier commitments, capacity scenarios, and business exposure and translate them into strategic decisions and executive recommendations
• Experience with ERP, planning, and analytical platforms; Oracle EBS, Kinaxis, advanced Microsoft Excel, or Power BI skills are preferred
• Excellent executive communication, influence, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills across cultures, functions, and organizational levels
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, balance competing priorities, make risk-based decisions, and drive accountability in a fast-paced global environment
• APICS/ASCM, CPSM, PMP, or a similar professional certification preferred

About Us

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

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV 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 & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

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