Project Procurement Manager - IS

Vertiv Group; Pelzer (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv seeks a dedicated procurement lead for strategic data center projects in the United States. You will be the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team, proactively identifying supply risks and driving mitigation across engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers.

You will align procurement inputs with schedules, lead preventive risk actions, and report updates to leadership. Up to 25% travel; strong Excel/Power BI and ERP skills preferred.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or materials management within manufacturing or industrial equipment.
• Strong experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply risks across supplier networks.
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing preventive supply risk strategies.
• Experience managing risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, and logistics.
• Experience preparing and delivering executive-level reports and dashboards on supply risks and mitigation actions.
• Ability to partner with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support ramp-ups and schedule changes.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strategic procurement

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Supply chain analytics

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

MBA or Master's in Supply Chain/Operations

7+ years in supply chain/procurement

CPSM or equivalent certification preferred

PMP or equivalent certification preferred

Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Power BI proficiency

ERP/MRP systems familiarity (Oracle, Cyberplan)

Fluent in English

Tools

Oracle ERP

Cyberplan

Power BI

Excel

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 strategic and preventive supply risk actions across the organization, including multi‑sourcing strategies, supplier capability development, early material commitments, multi‑manufacturer approaches, and inventory and buffering strategies. Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive‑level updates to leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify supply‑related risks early in the project lifecycle.
• Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply risks.
• Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules.
• Drive strategic and 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, Operations Management, or a related field.
• MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations is preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement roles.
• Professional procurement or supply chain certification preferred (CPSM or equivalent).
• Project management certification preferred (PMP or equivalent).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Power BI.
• Familiarity with ERP and MRP systems (Oracle, Cyberplan).
• Fluent in English.

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 identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks.
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing preventive supply risk strategies.
• Experience managing risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single‑source dependencies, technical readiness, quality, and logistics.
• Experience preparing and delivering executive‑level reports and dashboards covering supply risks, mitigation plans, status updates, and preventive actions.
• Practical experience partnering with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp‑ups, schedule changes, and demand fluctuations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.

Travel Requirements

Up to 25% travel required.

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

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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