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Project Procurement Manager - IS

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Job Summary

  • 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.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle.

  • Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply risks.

  • Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules.

  • Drive strategic and preventive supply risk actions across the organization.

  • Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.

  • MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Operations is preferred.

  • Minimum of seven years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement roles.

  • Professional 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.

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment.

  • Strong experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks.

  • Demonstrated success developing and implementing preventive supply risk strategies.

  • Experience managing risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, technical readiness, quality, and logistics.

  • Experience preparing and delivering executive-level reports and dashboards covering supply risks, mitigation plans, status updates, and preventive actions.

  • Practical experience partnering with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp-ups, schedule changes, and demand fluctuations.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Travel Requirements

  • Up to 25% travel required.

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