Strategic Data Center Procurement Analyst

Vantage Data Centers; Kentucky; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Procurement Analyst to support OFCI equipment procurement for data center projects. The role involves vendor coordination, reviewing specifications, managing submittals, and ensuring on-time delivery within project schedules.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Finance teams, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost optimization while maintaining quality. Travel to factories and sites is expected as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering, construction science, supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in a supply chain and/or construction role is required.
• Data Center, commercial, or industrial equipment experience is strongly preferred.
• Aptitude to learn quickly and drive things to closure is required.
• Strong business acumen with a strong commercial background is required.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques is required

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure clarity of the equipment specifications and operational requirements.
• Work with Finance, Accounting, and Construction Project Management teams to ensure all purchases have appropriately been costed to a project.
• Help coordinate the approval and onsite delivery of the necessary equipment per the construction schedule.
• Support Design Engineering in investigating new products and new vendors.
• Communicate openly and transparently with Construction Project Management teams for delivery success.
• Assist in the management and support of equipment inventory planning efforts to include negotiation, purchase order issuance, and forecasting

Skills

Vendor coordination

Sourcing

Cost optimization

Procurement processes

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering, construction science, supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or related field

Tools

ERP / PO systems

Financial software

Job description

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Procurement Analyst to support OFCI equipment procurement for data center projects. The role involves vendor coordination, reviewing specifications, managing submittals, and ensuring on-time delivery within project schedules.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Finance teams, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost optimization while maintaining quality. Travel to factories and sites is expected as projects demand.