Procurement and Supply Chain Program Manager -Power and Cooling Equipment

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted regional procurement partner to business leaders, providing guidance on sourcing strategy, governance, and risk-based decision making
• Serve as a primary escalation point for stakeholder issues, resolving conflicts and unblocking delivery
• Educate and influence business partners on procurement processes, policies, and value creation
• Identify and recommend enhancements to Source-to-Pay processes and systems to improve efficiency and compliance
• Execute global procurement strategy with a regional lens, ensuring alignment to business needs and market conditions
• Develop and implement a regional supplier and vendor management strategy that balances cost, risk, capacity, and performance
• Maintain strong market intelligence across suppliers, equipment, industry trends, and competitive dynamics
• Lead regional procurement teams in consistent execution of strategy across relevant categories
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to execute capital and operational purchases that deliver cost savings, reduce lead times, and improve supplier performance
• Lead and influence commercial negotiations, ensuring optimal outcomes while balancing risk, cost, and contractual obligations
• Ensure appropriate supply agreements are in place and guide internal teams on contract compliance
• Engage suppliers at the appropriate levels to drive outcomes that exceed business requirements
• Own the end-to-end supplier management lifecycle for the region
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while driving improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and risk
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier risks related to financial stability, capacity, geography, single-source exposure, and spend concentration
• Support the evaluation and onboarding of new suppliers
• Drive and deliver cost savings initiatives aligned with organizational commitments
• Create and maintain regional cost forecasts and savings tracking
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into supplier performance, productivity, and regional outcomes
• Support and contribute to regional resource planning across people and budget
• Act as an escalation point for resolving resourcing and budgetary challenges
• Own relevant contract and supplier documentation, including SOWs, certifications, insurance, and compliance artifacts
• Partner with Legal throughout the contract lifecycle
• Collaborate with business partners to define SOWs, commercial terms, and business requirements
• Manage order management requirements and supplier onboarding within Source-to-Pay systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, category management, or consulting
• Demonstrated strength in negotiation, influence, and stakeholder management
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Comfortable operating in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment
• Master’s degree in engineering, technical discipline, or MBA (preferred)
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial, construction, or data center programs (preferred)
• Experience with commodity or category management and contract management (preferred)
• Working knowledge of tools such as Power BI, Coupa, Anaplan, and Microsoft Office (preferred)