Manager, Project Procurement - IS

Vertiv; Pelzer (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a senior procurement lead to own and drive procurement for large data center projects. You will serve as the primary liaison between Procurement and project teams, proactively identifying supply risks and developing mitigation plans with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers.

The role requires 7–10+ years in procurement or supply chain, with experience in strategic sourcing, risk management, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in procurement, supply chain or materials management.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and preventing supply risks across supplier networks.
• Experience designing and driving preventive supply risk strategies.
• Experience with supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, logistics.
• Experience delivering structured, executive-level reports and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated procurement lead for one or more large, strategic data center customer projects.
• Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle.
• Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers.
• Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules to align with customer milestones.
• Drive strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization (multi-sourcing, supplier development, early material commitments, multiple manufacturers, buffering).
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.

Skills

English fluency

Procurement leadership

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM

MBA or Master’s in SCM

CPSM certification

PMP certification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Word

Oracle ERP

Cyberplan

Job description

• 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

Job Summary

Job Description

• 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.