Category Sourcing Manager

About the role

At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today’s dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers’ most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure. The Category Sourcing Manager (“CSM”) is responsible for developing, executing, and managing corporate sourcing initiatives for a variety of direct and indirect categories, depending on expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets
• Drive development of supplier and industry category profiles and strategies to a “best in class” Supply-Chain for data center providers
• Identify and leverage company-wide spend opportunities
• Coordinate Facilities’ purchasing activities across national portfolio of data centers
• Lead supplier selection & recommendation activities including qualitative/quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long/short lists, RFI/RFP development, and bid analysis
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for highest spend, greatest complexity, and most critical/strategic categories
• Provide strategic guidance to profiles and Total Cost of Ownership models used to support sourcing decisions
• Develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments, communications plans, and timeline
• Lead implementation activities for categories with critical impacts to business and internal customers
• Monitor compliance with supplier agreements related to high spend scope area
• Develop long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements
• Conduct thorough spend analysis, develop methodology and metrics tools to track progress
• Negotiate, review, and execute implementation of contractual arrangements per company policy and business objectives
• Identify and implement system solutions and best practices that optimizes indirect sourcing and procurement work practices
• Builds relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements and specifications from departments and category subject matter experts
• Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs
• Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply-Chain, or Engineering or related field or equivalent professional experience. Seven or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Supply-Chain. Experience in contract development, execution, negotiation and management. Skilled in building relationships with key stakeholders to gather category requirements, specifications from departments, and category subject matter experts. Experience in managing and leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization. Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements. Demonstrated company-wide procurement leadership experience within one or more indirect categories or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.

Skills

Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills with all levels of the organization. Use organizational skills to determine prioritization and appropriate multitasking. Perform necessary and timely follow-up, escalating appropriately if necessary. Strong planning, organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, on multiple, concurrent projects of varying complexity and competing priority. Ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems. Self-motivated and goal driven.

Benefits

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Pay

The estimated pay range for this role, if based in Virginia, is: $118,620.45 - 181,402.30. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.