Vice President, Data Center Sourcing and Costs
Fleet Data Centers · Alexandria, VA · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemotePurchasingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented details. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key parts:
- Intro about Fleet Data Centers (company description). Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a heading for description of role. The intro about company could be part of "About the role" or maybe we can include as part of role description. The instruction: use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections have content.
We have:
- Role description: "We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader within Fleet’s Supply Chain organization as a Data Center Sourcing and Costs Vice President, working alongside Strategic Partnerships and Development, Equipment Supply Chain, and Energy Supply Chain teams to manage all data center services sourcing categories for Data Center Builds, Substation, and Technology Sourcing to include architects-engineers, contractors, physical security, commissioning, and related technology service categories in addition to managing a cost team to manage all data center build estimates and post-construction agreement contracts including GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Price negotiations. Once the Vice President, Strategic Partnership and Development executes Framework Agreements to preposition agreements/redlines, this senior leader will work with its cost team to issue project specific RFPs and negotiate project-specific commercial transactions to include scopes of works, amendments, and GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Priced orders."
That's about the role.
Then "How will you make a difference?" bullet list of duties: Sourcing Network Services, evaluating commercial terms, and negotiating resulting agreements. Driving Substation Category prequalification, request-for-information/quotation/proposal (collectively "RFx") processes including standardization of forms to enable in-system sourcing. Developing scopes of work/services for network and DC Services in collaboration with design, engineering, construction, and other technical groups. Preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with vendors. Ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations and industry standards, managing contract-related issues, claim(s), and/or disputes. Driving process improvements within his/her organization to align with broader supply chain systems and process transformations. Managing a team of contracts managers, cost managers, and technology sourcing experts. Leading strategic sourcing, category management, and cost management/optimization across a multi‑billion‑dollar spend portfolio, including: Architects-Engineers Construction services (e.g., contractors, MEP, commissioning) Substation construction services (design-bid-build and EPC) Facilities management services (O&M working alongside Equipment Supply Chain organizations, landscaping, physical security during construction and post-operations handoff) Specialized infrastructure services Technology services (lab, hardware/network hardware), SaaS and direct/indirect services)
These are responsibilities.
Then "Required Qualifications" list: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, economics, finance, construction management, legal studies including Contract Law, Business Law, and/or Supply Chain. 10+ years in dynamic sourcing leadership, preferably with global or multi‑regional oversight .7+ years of data center experience or mission critical, fast-paced/large-scale infrastructure or data center projects. 10+ years of commercial/transactional contracts management experience including awarding, drafting, negotiation, execution, and administration. Includes an applied understanding of commercial/contract language, engineering/network practices, risk management, supply chain, or similar contracts-related experience. Expertise in sourcing through contracting, cost management and optimization, supplier management, and strategic sourcing in construction, data center, and/or critical infrastructure sectors. Strong financial analysis and analytical capabilities. Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Technologically adept with procurement systems and tools. Proven success building, leading and mentoring a team.
Then "Preferred Qualifications": Advanced Degree in business administration, economics, construction management, legal studies, contract/business law, or engineering. Start-up environment/mentality with a bias for execution. Strong knowledge of supply chain management tools, data analytics, and advanced reporting. Knowledge of supply chain sustainability/social responsibility. Proficiency in contract lifecycle management (CLM) capabilities (development of business requirements through active use). Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Then "Travel Requirement: 15% travel (U.S.)." That could be part of Schedule? Actually schedule maybe travel requirement. Could be under Schedule.
Then "Expected Salary Range: $250,000 - 300,000 Base Salary + Discretionary Bonus." That's Pay.
Then "Fleet Data Centers Employment Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO." That's Benefits.
Then note about job description not all-inclusive etc. That's boilerplate; we can drop.
EEO etc drop.
Contact info drop.
Thus we have sections:
- About the role (company description + role overview). Could combine company description and role overview.
- Responsibilities (the "How will you make a difference?" bullet list plus maybe earlier description? But we already used earlier description for role. We'll put responsibilities as bullet list.
- Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications? The instruction says use headings Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements = required qualifications. Qualifications = preferred qualifications? Skills = maybe skills like negotiation, communication, etc. But we have many skill-like items in required qualifications. We could split: Requirements = required qualifications (education, years experience). Qualifications = preferred qualifications. Skills = specific skills like financial analysis, negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, technologically adept, team building, etc. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine Required and Preferred into Qualifications, and maybe Skills separate. But we need to follow the headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can include only those with real content.
We have content for:
- About the role: yes.
- Responsibilities: yes.
- Requirements: we have required qualifications (education, years). So we can put that.
- Qualifications: we have preferred qualifications.
- Skills: we have strong financial analysis, negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, technologically adept, proven success building/leading/mentoring team. Also expertise in sourcing through contracting etc. Those could be skills.
- Benefits: yes.
- Pay: yes.
- Schedule: we have travel requirement 15% travel (U.S.). That's schedule-ish. Could also include maybe standard paid holidays etc but that's benefits. So schedule: travel requirement.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must not include boilerplate.
Now produce HTML fragment: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections have content.
We have:
- Role description: "We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader within Fleet’s Supply Chain organization as a Data Center Sourcing and Costs Vice President, working alongside Strategic Partnerships and Development, Equipment Supply Chain, and Energy Supply Chain teams to manage all data center services sourcing categories for Data Center Builds, Substation, and Technology Sourcing to include architects-engineers, contractors, physical security, commissioning, and related technology service categories in addition to managing a cost team to manage all data center build estimates and post-construction agreement contracts including GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Price negotiations. Once the Vice President, Strategic Partnership and Development executes Framework Agreements to preposition agreements/redlines, this senior leader will work with its cost team to issue project specific RFPs and negotiate project-specific commercial transactions to include scopes of works, amendments, and GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Priced orders."
That's about the role.
Then "How will you make a difference?" bullet list of duties: Sourcing Network Services, evaluating commercial terms, and negotiating resulting agreements. Driving Substation Category prequalification, request-for-information/quotation/proposal (collectively "RFx") processes including standardization of forms to enable in-system sourcing. Developing scopes of work/services for network and DC Services in collaboration with design, engineering, construction, and other technical groups. Preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with vendors. Ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations and industry standards, managing contract-related issues, claim(s), and/or disputes. Driving process improvements within his/her organization to align with broader supply chain systems and process transformations. Managing a team of contracts managers, cost managers, and technology sourcing experts. Leading strategic sourcing, category management, and cost management/optimization across a multi‑billion‑dollar spend portfolio, including: Architects-Engineers Construction services (e.g., contractors, MEP, commissioning) Substation construction services (design-bid-build and EPC) Facilities management services (O&M working alongside Equipment Supply Chain organizations, landscaping, physical security during construction and post-operations handoff) Specialized infrastructure services Technology services (lab, hardware/network hardware), SaaS and direct/indirect services)
These are responsibilities.
Then "Required Qualifications" list: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, economics, finance, construction management, legal studies including Contract Law, Business Law, and/or Supply Chain. 10+ years in dynamic sourcing leadership, preferably with global or multi‑regional oversight .7+ years of data center experience or mission critical, fast-paced/large-scale infrastructure or data center projects. 10+ years of commercial/transactional contracts management experience including awarding, drafting, negotiation, execution, and administration. Includes an applied understanding of commercial/contract language, engineering/network practices, risk management, supply chain, or similar contracts-related experience. Expertise in sourcing through contracting, cost management and optimization, supplier management, and strategic sourcing in construction, data center, and/or critical infrastructure sectors. Strong financial analysis and analytical capabilities. Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Technologically adept with procurement systems and tools. Proven success building, leading and mentoring a team.
Then "Preferred Qualifications": Advanced Degree in business administration, economics, construction management, legal studies, contract/business law, or engineering. Start-up environment/mentality with a bias for execution. Strong knowledge of supply chain management tools, data analytics, and advanced reporting. Knowledge of supply chain sustainability/social responsibility. Proficiency in contract lifecycle management (CLM) capabilities (development of business requirements through active use). Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Then "Travel Requirement: 15% travel (U.S.)." That could be part of Schedule? Actually schedule maybe travel requirement. Could be under Schedule.
Then "Expected Salary Range: $250,000 - 300,000 Base Salary + Discretionary Bonus." That's Pay.
Then "Fleet Data Centers Employment Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO." That's Benefits.
Then note about job description not all-inclusive etc. That's boilerplate; we can drop.
EEO etc drop.
Contact info drop.
Thus we have sections:
- About the role (company description + role overview). Could combine company description and role overview.
- Responsibilities (the "How will you make a difference?" bullet list plus maybe earlier description? But we already used earlier description for role. We'll put responsibilities as bullet list.
- Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications? The instruction says use headings Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements = required qualifications. Qualifications = preferred qualifications? Skills = maybe skills like negotiation, communication, etc. But we have many skill-like items in required qualifications. We could split: Requirements = required qualifications (education, years experience). Qualifications = preferred qualifications. Skills = specific skills like financial analysis, negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, technologically adept, team building, etc. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we might combine Required and Preferred into Qualifications, and maybe Skills separate. But we need to follow the headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can include only those with real content.
We have content for:
- About the role: yes.
- Responsibilities: yes.
- Requirements: we have required qualifications (education, years). So we can put that.
- Qualifications: we have preferred qualifications.
- Skills: we have strong financial analysis, negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, technologically adept, proven success building/leading/mentoring team. Also expertise in sourcing through contracting etc. Those could be skills.
- Benefits: yes.
- Pay: yes.
- Schedule: we have travel requirement 15% travel (U.S.). That's schedule-ish. Could also include maybe standard paid holidays etc but that's benefits. So schedule: travel requirement.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must not include boilerplate.
Now produce HTML fragment: use for each section heading, then content:
for prose,
- for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from required qualifications, preferred qualifications, skills, responsibilities, benefits, pay, schedule. We must be careful not to lose any detail. Let's extract each piece. About the role: combine company description and role overview. Company description: "Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of upleveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation." Role overview: "We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader within Fleet’s Supply Chain organization as a Data Center Sourcing and Costs Vice President, working alongside Strategic Partnerships and Development, Equipment Supply Chain, and Energy Supply Chain teams to manage all data center services sourcing categories for Data Center Builds, Substation, and Technology Sourcing to include architects-engineers, contractors, physical security, commissioning, and related technology service categories in addition to managing a cost team to manage all data center build estimates and post-construction agreement contracts including GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Price negotiations. Once the Vice President, Strategic Partnership and Development executes Framework Agreements to preposition agreements/redlines, this senior leader will work with its cost team to issue project specific RFPs and negotiate project-specific commercial transactions to include scopes of works, amendments, and GMP/Lump Sum/Fixed Priced orders." We can combine into a few paragraphs. Responsibilities: list from "How will you make a difference?" plus maybe the leading strategic sourcing etc. Let's list each bullet as
- . Items: - Sourcing Network Services, evaluating commercial terms, and negotiating resulting agreements. - Driving Substation Category prequalification, request-for-information/quotation/proposal (collectively "RFx") processes including standardization of forms to enable in-system sourcing. - Developing scopes of work/services for network and DC Services in collaboration with design, engineering, construction, and other technical groups. - Preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with vendors. - Ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations and industry standards, managing contract-related issues, claim(s), and/or disputes. - Driving process improvements within his/her organization to align with broader supply chain systems and process transformations. - Managing a team of contracts managers, cost managers, and technology sourcing experts. - Leading strategic sourcing, category management, and cost management/optimization across a multi‑billion‑dollar spend portfolio, including: - Architects-Engineers - Construction services (e.g., contractors, MEP, commissioning) - Substation construction services (design-bid-build and EPC) - Facilities management services (O&M working alongside Equipment Supply Chain organizations, landscaping, physical security during construction and post-operations handoff) - Specialized infrastructure services - Technology services (lab, hardware/network hardware), SaaS and direct/indirect services) We need to preserve the nested list. Could make sublist. Requirements (Required Qualifications): - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, economics, finance, construction management, legal studies including Contract Law, Business Law, and/or Supply Chain. - 10+ years in dynamic sourcing leadership, preferably with global or multi‑regional oversight. - .7+ years of data center experience or mission critical, fast-paced/large-scale infrastructure or data center projects. (Note: ".7+ years" maybe means 7+ years? Actually ".7+ years" weird; but we preserve as given.) - 10+ years of commercial/transactional contracts management experience including awarding, drafting, negotiation, execution, and administration. - Includes an applied understanding of commercial/contract language, engineering/network practices, risk management, supply chain, or similar contracts-related experience. - Expertise in sourcing through contracting, cost management and optimization, supplier management, and strategic sourcing in construction, data center, and/or critical infrastructure sectors. - Strong financial analysis and analytical capabilities. - Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. - Technologically adept with procurement systems and tools. - Proven success building, leading and mentoring a team. Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications): - Advanced Degree in business administration, economics, construction management, legal studies, contract/business law, or engineering. - Start-up environment/