Senior Category Sourcing Manager

QTS Data Centers; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending and HSA accounts

Paid holidays & time off

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Wellness program

Job summary

QTS Data Centers is seeking a Category Sourcing Manager to develop, execute, and manage corporate sourcing for direct and indirect categories. This role performs complex data analysis to identify cost savings across Electrical, Mechanical, IT, MRO, Facilities, and Data Center Infrastructure categories.

The CSM will negotiate complex programs, communicate value propositions to senior management, and work cross-functionally with departments to govern spends and improve supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or Engineering or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Supply-Chain.
• Experience in contract development, execution, negotiation and management.
• Skilled in building relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements, specifications from departments, and category subject matter experts.
• Experience in managing and leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization.
• Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements.
• Demonstrated company-wide procurement leadership experience within one or more indirect categories or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
• Develop supplier profiles and category strategies for best-in-class supply chain for data center providers.
• Identify and leverage company-wide spend opportunities.
• Coordinate Facilities’ purchasing activities across national portfolio of data centers.
• Lead supplier selection and recommendation activities including analysis, criteria, long/short lists, RFI/RFP development, and bid analysis.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highest spend, greatest complexity, and most critical categories.
• Provide strategic guidance to profiles and Total Cost of Ownership models used to support sourcing decisions.
• Develop implementation strategy, responsibilities, communications plans, and timeline.
• Lead implementation activities for categories with critical impacts to business and internal customers.
• Monitor compliance with supplier agreements related to high spend scope area.
• Develop long-range sourcing plans to reduce total costs and optimize value from suppliers.
• Conduct spend analysis and develop metrics to track progress.
• Negotiate, review, and execute contracts per company policy and objectives.
• Identify and implement system solutions and best practices for indirect sourcing.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to gather category requirements and specifications.
• Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs.
• Drive value through innovation with strategic suppliers and internal customers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder relations

Project management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or Engineering

MBA or Master’s in Supply Chain

Job description

QTS Data Centers is seeking a Category Sourcing Manager to develop, execute, and manage corporate sourcing for direct and indirect categories. This role performs complex data analysis to identify cost savings across Electrical, Mechanical, IT, MRO, Facilities, and Data Center Infrastructure categories.

The CSM will negotiate complex programs, communicate value propositions to senior management, and work cross-functionally with departments to govern spends and improve supplier performance.