Director, Procurement Operations
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Job Location:
Irving, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who You Are: (Job Summary)
The Director Procurement Operations is responsible for leading the enhancement of our source-to-pay value chain ensuring tactical procurement excellence and instituting purchasing guidelines that mitigate commercial risk. This leadership role is responsible for strategic management of process enhancement and building foundational linkages between key partners as well as the management and mentorship of several purchasing teams. The successful candidate will be pivotal in ensuring our procurement practices align with organizational values and leverage technological advancements for efficiency and innovation.
What You Will Do: (Job Responsibilities)
- Provide enterprise-wide strategic leadership for purchasing and procuretopay transformation initiatives establishing scalable wellgoverned and auditable procurement practices that support business growth and risk management.
- Set the vision and operational strategy for endtoend purchasing processes partnering crossfunctionally with Finance Legal Technology and business leaders to drive adoption efficiency and compliance.
- Drive appropriate purchasing governance including training compliance monitoring exception handling and behavioral controls in partnership with Finance and Risk teams.
- Lead Procurement- related data governance across ERP and procurement systems including creation maintenance and data quality controls to ensure accuracy integrity and auditability.
- Serve as a senior ProcurementtoPay (P2P) leader advancing procurement maturity through technology modernization digital readiness and bestinclass purchasing policies and governance frameworks.
- Establish and oversee enterprise communication training and enablement strategies to ensure QTS stakeholders effectively transact within ERP and procurement systems driving consistency and compliance.
- Provide executive oversight of the transactional buying organization ensuring timely accurate and compliant purchasing execution while balancing service levels risk controls and operational efficiency.
- Own the governance and evolution of purchasing policies and procedures ensuring alignment with corporate standards regulatory requirements audit expectations and sustainability objectives. Continuously monitor and optimize procurement performance metrics.
- Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence embedding scalable processes controls and performance metrics that support growth and evolving business needs.
- Build lead and develop high-performing teams providing strategic direction coaching and accountability while fostering a culture of ownership collaboration and disciplined execution.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership influencing decision-making by aligning procurement strategy with broader enterprise objectives risk posture and transformation goals.
- Define monitor and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate growth value realization and continuous improvement across the procuretopay lifecycle with a focus on transparency and executivelevel reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Need to Be Successful: (Required Qualifications Education Experience Certifications)
- Bachelors degree in Business Finance Supply Chain Management or a related field. Advanced degree or certification (e.g. PMP CIPS) is a plus.
- Proven experience (10 years) in procurement project management or a related field with a focus on risk management and compliance.
- At least five years of experience in people project or program management.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes risk management principles and audit practices.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships influence and collaborate across departments.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA Master of Supply Chain.
- Experience working for or supporting a data center provider (multi-tenant data center hyperscale user or equipment provider).
- A track record in Workday and/or Oracle systems implementations upgrades and maintenance.
- Procurement certification (e.g. ISM CPSM).
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Meticulous attention to detail ensuring precision and consistency in all aspects of work
- Outstanding leadership communication and change management skills capable of fostering an innovative continuously improving and sustainable culture within procurement teams.
- Ability to work independently influence all organizational levels initiative-taking critical thinking skills and an important level of accountability.
- Exhibit excellent people 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 critical thinking skills.
- Proven skill in building culture within a team across multiple locations
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity and competing priority.
TOTAL REWARDS
- This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible 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 benefits.
- This position is bonus eligible.
- This job may be eligible for equity.
SKILLS (FROM SKILLS LIBRARY)
- Negotiation
- Change management
- Procurement
- Vendor management
- Strategic leadership
- ERP
- Supply chain
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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About Company
QTS Realty Trust, LLC is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space within North America and Europe. Through it's software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver sec ... View more
