Strategic Data Center Procurement Lead

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

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a dedicated procurement lead to manage strategic data center projects. You will act as the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team, proactively identifying supply risks and driving mitigation plans with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, and suppliers.

You will coordinate inputs to project schedules, align with milestones, and push preventive supply risk actions across the organization, including multi-sourcing and inventory buffering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• MBA or Master’s preferred in Supply Chain or Operations.
• 7+ years of experience in procurement/supply chain roles.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Supply chain

Procurement

Stakeholder mgmt

Excel

Power BI

ERP/MRP familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/related field

MBA or Master's preferred

Tools

Oracle

Cyberplan

Job description

Vertiv is seeking a dedicated procurement lead to manage strategic data center projects. You will act as the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team, proactively identifying supply risks and driving mitigation plans with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, and suppliers.

You will coordinate inputs to project schedules, align with milestones, and push preventive supply risk actions across the organization, including multi-sourcing and inventory buffering.