Manager, Project Procurement - IS

Vertiv Corporation; Pelzer (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a dedicated procurement lead to manage one or more large data center projects on site in the United States.

You will be the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team, identifying supply risks early and coordinating mitigation plans with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers to ensure milestones and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, industrial engineering or operations management.
• MBA or a Master's 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

Responsibilities

• Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle
• Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply-related risks
• Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules
• Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership

Skills

Supply risk management

Executive reporting

Excel/Power BI

ERP/MRP

Stakeholder collaboration

Contract and procurement strategy

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management / related field

MBA or Master's in Supply Chain/Operations (plus)

CPSM or equivalent training (desirable)

PMP or equivalent project management training (desirable)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Cyberplan

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle
• Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply-related risks
• Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules
• Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, industrial engineering or operations management.
• MBA or a Master's 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

Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to multi-task and manage many different priorities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Travel Requirements

25% travel required.

About Us

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

Core Principles

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

Strategic Priorities

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

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.

Work Authorization

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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