Strategic Category Sourcing Lead

qtsdatacenters; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

QTS is seeking a Category Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing across Electrical, Mechanical, IT, MRO, and data center facilities. You will perform complex spend analysis, develop supplier profiles, and drive cost savings while aligning with business goals.

You will negotiate contracts, manage RFI/RFP processes, and coordinate cross-functional teams across our national data center portfolio, delivering value and governance in line with company policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or Engineering 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.
• Drive development of supplier and industry category profiles and strategies to a '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 & 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.
• Provide strategic guidance to profiles and Total Cost of Ownership models used to support sourcing decisions.
• Develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments, 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 for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements.
• Conduct thorough spend analysis, develop methodology and metrics tools to track progress.
• Negotiate, review, and execute implementation of contractual arrangements per company policy and business objectives.
• Identify and implement system solutions and best practices that optimizes indirect sourcing and procurement work practices.
• Builds relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements and specifications from departments and category subject matter experts.
• Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs.
• Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Negotiation

Communication

Decision making

Education

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

MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain

Job description

QTS is seeking a Category Sourcing Manager to lead strategic sourcing across Electrical, Mechanical, IT, MRO, and data center facilities. You will perform complex spend analysis, develop supplier profiles, and drive cost savings while aligning with business goals.

You will negotiate contracts, manage RFI/RFP processes, and coordinate cross-functional teams across our national data center portfolio, delivering value and governance in line with company policy.