Strategic Procurement & Contracts Lead (AI Infrastructure)

Level One Personnel, Inc.; Beltsville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (100%)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K (no matching)

PTO

Job summary

Level One Personnel, Inc. is seeking a Procurement and Contracts Manager in Beltsville, MD to turn a complex equipment pipeline into a credible delivery plan.

You will work with manufacturers, engineering partners and project leaders to secure critical power and cooling equipment, negotiate terms and resolve supply risks before they reach the field. This on-site role reports to senior leadership and requires coordinating with finance, site PMs and legal support.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years in capital equipment procurement or construction commercial management.
• Demonstrated long-lead electrical/mechanical sourcing, contract negotiation and vendor expediting experience.
• Ability to assess milestone payments, technical exclusions, warranties, logistics and total installed cost.
• Relevant degree or equivalent practical commercial/supply-chain experience.
• Preferred/Bonus: Critical facility switchgear, transformers, UPS, generator and CDU procurement; OEM relationships; CPSM/CSCP or comparable credentials; complex supplier claims.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the owner/contractor/customer procurement boundary and a consolidated long-lead schedule covering both sites.
• Obtain engineering-approved specifications before commitments; compare bids on scope, delivery, installed cost, support and technical exclusions.
• Negotiate pricing, payment milestones, delivery obligations, warranty timing, FAT access, acceptance requirements and cancellation/change terms with authorized legal support.
• Verify manufacturing-slot commitments and production status; escalate unsupported delivery dates and manage authorized contingency sourcing.
• Coordinate equipment submittals, FAT, shipping, receiving inspection, storage protection and site installation readiness.
• Reconcile commitments, deposits, invoices, approved changes and forecast cash needs with Finance and site PMs.
• Track service availability, startup obligations, spare parts and warranty ownership for all major equipment.
• Manage approved commercial communications and claims records; protect confidentiality and document conflicts of interest.

Job description

Level One Personnel, Inc. is seeking a Procurement and Contracts Manager in Beltsville, MD to turn a complex equipment pipeline into a credible delivery plan.

You will work with manufacturers, engineering partners and project leaders to secure critical power and cooling equipment, negotiate terms and resolve supply risks before they reach the field. This on-site role reports to senior leadership and requires coordinating with finance, site PMs and legal support.