Category Sourcing Manager
Category Sourcing Manager
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Learn what makes QTS a unique place to grow your career!
Who we are:
Its pretty exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. Its even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS our worldclass data centers are supporting our customers most strategic growth initiatives positioning us at the forefront of todays dynamic digital transformation.
As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed capacity and capability QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation QTS designs builds and operates some of the worlds most advanced forwardthinking data is a portfolio company of Blackstone.
The Impact You Will Have:
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. CSM will perform complex data analysis to identify new sourcing & other cost optimization opportunities to generate cost savings for categories managed. Categories would include but not limited to: Electrical Mechanical Capital Improvement Projects SG&A IT MRO Facilities Maintenance Data Center Infrastructure Fitouts and Data Connectivity. CSM is responsible for negotiating complex/competitive programs & communicating to line of businesses and Senior Management the value propositions associated with Category proposals. CSM will work collaboratively with internal user departments to facilitate optimize and execute the purchase and corporate governance of these spends categories within organization.
What You Will Do:
- 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 SupplyChain for data center providers
- Identify and leverage companywide 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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Procurement SupplyChain or Engineering or related field or equivalent professional experience
- Seven or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / SupplyChain
- 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 companywide procurement leadership experience within one or more indirect categories or an equivalent combination of education training or experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA or Masters degree in Supply Chain
- Experience working for or supporting a data center provider (multitenant data center hyperscale user or equipment provider)
- Procurement certification (e.g. ISM CPSM)
The Perks (and these are just a few!):
QRest Sabbatical
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
QTS scholarship for dependents
Eagle Club Award Trip Eligibility
Paid Volunteer and Floating days
Tuition Assistance Parental Leave and Military Leave Assistance
TOTAL REWARDS
- This role is also eligible for a competitive benets package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; exible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benets.
- This position is bonus eligible
We conform to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or national origin age disability status Genetic Information & Testing Family & Medical Leave protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint orally or in writing to the employer or the government or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
