Data Center Category Sourcing Lead

Quality Technology Services, LLC; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Technology Services, LLC (QTS) is seeking a Senior Manager, Category Sourcing to lead execution and management of corporate sourcing across direct and indirect categories for data center operations. You will guide category strategies, negotiate complex contracts, and partner with line of business leaders to maximize value.

This role reports to the Director, Category Sourcing and supervises Category Sourcing Managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing, Procurement, and/or Supply-Chain.
• Three or more years leading a procurement sourcing team.
• Experience in contract development, execution, negotiation, and management of vendor relationships more than $50M in annual value.

Responsibilities

• Develop a world-class category management strategy across assigned categories.
• Coach and develop a team of category sourcing managers to outperform expectations.
• Lead execution of ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
• Ensure assigned categories contract portfolio is current and robust.
• Leverage buying power to enhance commercial terms and increase total value.
• Monitor and Report performance management initiatives to elevate team productivity.
• Stay attuned to market dynamics and industry intelligence to react appropriately to new challenges.
• Develop supplier and industry category profiles and strategies for assigned categories in support of creating a best-in-class supply chain design.
• Ensure Category Sourcing Managers execute supplier selection & recommendation activities including qualitative/quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long/short lists, RFI/RFP development, and bid analysis.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highest spend, greatest complexity, and most critical/strategic categories.
• Serve as first point of escalation for Category Sourcing Managers for their assigned category.
• Negotiate supply opportunities with vendors in assigned categories.
• Participate in QBRs and provide guidance to Category Sourcing Managers on best practices.
• Function as key support role for line of business for assigned categories.

Skills

Leadership

People skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Initiative

Relationship building

Independent work

Decision making

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Quality Technology Services, LLC (QTS) is seeking a Senior Manager, Category Sourcing to lead execution and management of corporate sourcing across direct and indirect categories for data center operations. You will guide category strategies, negotiate complex contracts, and partner with line of business leaders to maximize value.

This role reports to the Director, Category Sourcing and supervises Category Sourcing Managers.