Director, Data Center Procurement
Application Deadline: 31 January 2024
Department: Data Centers
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Seattle
Reporting To: Antonio Colas
Compensation: $180,000 – $250,000 / year
Description
SummaryUnder the direction of the SVP, Data Center Delivery, the Director, Data Center Procurement is a leadership role responsible for providing the global strategy for the long lead equipment (generators, transformers, chillers, etc. with opportunities to expand to other areas for the business. This role is an excellent opportunity to join a committed and high-performing team, while benefiting from the opportunity to develop a global procurement program.
LocationSeattle, WA preferred
Responsibilities
- Procurement Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive category based procurement plans to effectively deliver against project goals on budget and schedule. Maintains and executes the construction contracting strategies for large, complex data center construction projects to ensure optimal cost and sufficient continuity of supply and services.
- Negotiation: Develops pricing and negotiation strategies and ensures that strategies clearly articulate the tradeoffs, roles, and responsibilities across parties. Identifies negotiation setbacks and takes action to mitigate contract disagreements.
- Supplier Selection: Creates the process and RFP and minimum requirements for supplier selection. Production planning and capacity analysis.
- Strong relationship with all the vendors of the program, at global and regional level.
- Coordination with the construction managers if all the regions. Ability to adapt the global standards and process to the singularities of the regions from the technical and cultural standpoint.
- Contracting: Understand industry contracting norms and contracting requirements; participate in negotiation of contracts that meet business goals. Executes contracts and complies with established control processes to ensure delivery and execution on contracts in alignment with business requirements.
- Contract Oversight: Monitor key elements of supplier performance to contracted requirements; implement corrective action and lessons learned. Manages contract and change order negotiation.
- Identifies cost reduction opportunities and works closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive cost competitiveness.
- Continuous Improvement: Always seek ways to streamline, automate, and simplify processes; includes deployment of tools, using data analytics and working with IT groups to define system requirements. Organize strategy for performance reviews.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Construction procurement related field and 10+ years’ experience in Construction Management or Construction Procurement related field OR Master’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, AND 5+ years experience in Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years’ experience with large complex capital projects.
- Knowledge of data center industry and experience managing a variety of project delivery methods – ability to lead a project team in defining risk and developing the appropriate contracting.
- Technical ability to write contracts, ability to set up sourcing plans and negotiation strategies and execute them.
- Familiarity with common process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six-Sigma, etc.) and ability to facilitate change management.
- Ability to implement new processes and get buy in from a cross functional team.
- Must be able to drive sourcing strategy and supply chain execution for multiple categories.
- Able to integrate successfully into large-scale construction projects and large dollar contracts in excess of $200 Million.
- Thrives in a fast-paced and continuously developing environment.
- Exhibits strong interpersonal skills, communication and collaboration in a team environment.
- Self-starter with superior analytical skills; a problem solver with an astute attention to detail.
- Possesses good judgment, honesty, and utmost integrity.
Additional Information
Salary commensurate with experience and background. Bonus eligible. Comprehensive benefits package includes: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Parental Leave, 401k, STD/LTD, Discretionary PTO, HSA/FSA.
Actual compensation offered will be finalized at offer and may be above the posted range due to skill level, experience, industry specific knowledge, education/certifications, or geographic location. The offer represents the components of our total package.
Physical Requirements
The work for this position will be conducted in an office environment. The role may require maintaining a stationary position for extended periods of time, operating a computer and other office productivity machinery, attending to tasks for extended periods of time, and communicating accurate information effectively and efficiently. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
Closing StatementWe are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Our company is a background screening, drug-free workplace.