Sourcing Manager – Data Center Infrastructure
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EnergyLinkData center infrastructure
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Experience
- Eight to twelve years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or project sourcing; at least four to six years of experience supporting data center construction, mission-critical facilities, or similarly complex infrastructure projects.
- Required Skills
- Negotiation
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or have equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Have eight to twelve years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or project sourcing.
- Have at least four to six years of experience supporting data center construction, mission-critical facilities, or similarly complex infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrate experience leading complex RFP/RFQ processes, evaluating bids, negotiating with suppliers, and conducting commercial analysis.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of materials, technical specifications, scopes of work, and project requirements.
- Assess suppliers based on pricing, manufacturing capacity, lead times, quality, delivery performance, and commercial risk.
- Understand long-lead equipment and supply chain challenges affecting construction schedules, energization, and commissioning.
- Manage multiple sourcing initiatives and bids simultaneously while meeting demanding project deadlines.
- Travel up to 10% of the time, depending on business and project requirements.
- Preferred: Directly source data center electrical infrastructure, mechanical and cooling systems, controls, structured cabling, low-voltage systems, or other mission-critical construction scopes.
- Preferred: Have experience mentoring sourcing professionals and familiarity with Procore, SAP, Oracle, or comparable procurement and project management systems.
- Preferred: Know Buy American requirements, supplier diversity programs, client-specific sourcing requirements, and procurement audit standards.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing strategies and bid execution from initial project scope review through supplier recommendations and handoff to Purchasing.
- Review proposals, engineering drawings, bills of materials, technical specifications, scopes of work, schedules, and priorities to develop sourcing plans.
- Source critical data center equipment and construction scopes across electrical, cooling, controls, structured cabling, and low-voltage infrastructure.
- Lead RFx processes, supplier evaluations, bid comparisons, commercial analysis, and negotiations.
- Identify long-lead equipment requirements and supply chain risks, and develop mitigation strategies to protect project milestones.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Category Management, and Purchasing to resolve technical, commercial, and scheduling challenges.
- Build relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, OEMs, subcontractors, and industry partners.
- Assess supplier capacity, manufacturing constraints, quality, lead times, delivery performance, and commercial risks.
- Coach and mentor sourcing specialists and improve sourcing performance, bid turnaround times, pricing accuracy, and processes.
- Support compliance with Buy American requirements, supplier diversity initiatives, client-specific sourcing requirements, and procurement audit standards.
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