The Capital Equipment Procurement Manager is responsible for planning, budgeting, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, critical supplier performance management and stakeholder management for their critical OFCI equipment in the mechanical category. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong negotiation skills, an in-depth understanding of HVAC systems, and the ability to manage supplier relationships effectively.
Requirements
- Analyze capital plans to drill down equipment and services required to establish OFCI equipment budget and rolling 12-month procurement plans accounting for and adjusting to the sales projection updates.
- Provide weekly Development procurement status, progresses, and recommendations to gain support from executives to align on the business objectives.
- Ensure accurate cost and schedules are provided in a timely manner to the Development Program Managers in support of budget approvals and project schedule planning.
- Continually evaluate new critical infrastructure technologies with partners to ensure that QTS balances cost, availability, reliability and efficiency into its standard equipment offering.
- Analyze category spend management opportunities, conducts research to understand the supply market and commodity trends, and deploy appropriate strategic plans and track KPI’s.
- Ensure QTS policies and processes are followed and continuously improve processes and systems to drive best-in-class procurement performance.
- Collaborate with Global Procurement leaders to ensure alignment and execution of category strategies.
- Continuously identify and implement strategies to improve procurement initiatives, increase speed to market, improve quality, and achieve a lower total cost of ownership.
- Understand business impacts and align with stakeholders to effectively assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies to mitigate risk.
- Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
- Develop RFP packages and lead competitive sourcing events to ensure structuring of commercial value, risk mitigation, and performances requirements are secured in a contract to protect QTS’s interests.
- Support Sales revenue generator by securing competitive NRC costing for customer deals as requested.
- Solicit and develop construction related contracts to support QTS projects and associated timelines.
- Monitor market supply chain conditions and anticipate needs of various project to ensure ordering of OFCI equipment for just-in-time delivery to meet QTS timelines.
- Resolve unforeseen technical and commercial issues that arise from the assigned projects, engage with subject matter experts, and escalate as necessary to close processes utilizing approved corrective actions.
- Ensure the most up to date design standards are distributed to the OFCI suppliers to deliver the products as specified.
- Obtain OFCI equipment submittals to support the design, specification, and process approval for each assigned project as needed.
- Track and manage equipment inventory locations to analyze and recommend action plan to prioritize reallocation of capital assets to achieve cost avoidance when possible.
- Develop KPIs to measure supplier performance (on-site delivery performance, cost savings, etc.)
- Ensure mutual contracted obligations to ensure the negotiated values are realized.
- Lead periodic business reviews (such as weekly meetings, QBRs, problem resolution, etc.)
- Consult with QTS Site Operations teams, Suppliers, Finance etc. to be the escalation point on issues and lead process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and maximize value.
- Travel to QTS sites, OEM facilities, trade conferences, and networking events to facilitate strong relationships to benefit the strategic positioning of QTS and department objectives.
- Provide ad-hoc assistance to the Site Operations’ needs on certain difficult to source equipment, parts, and services.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- flexible spending and HSA accounts
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- paid volunteer days
- employee assistance program
- tuition assistance
- parental leave
- military leave assistance
- QTS scholarship for dependents
- wellness program
