QTS Data Centers

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Job Description: • Analyze capital plans to drill down equipment and services required to establish OFCI equipment budget and rolling 12-month procurement plans accounting for and adjusting to the sales projection updates. • Ensure accurate cost and schedules are provided in a timely manner to the Development Program Managers in support of budget approvals and project schedule planning. • Provide weekly Development procurement status, progresses, and recommendations to gain support from executives to align on the business objectives. • Continually evaluate new critical infrastructure technologies with partners to ensure that QTS balances cost, availability, reliability and efficiency into its standard equipment offering. • Analyze category spend management opportunities, conducts research to understand the supply market and commodity trends, and deploy appropriate strategic plans and track KPI’s. • Ensure QTS policies and processes are followed and continuously improve processes and systems to drive best-in-class procurement performance. • Collaborate with Global Procurement leaders to ensure alignment and execution of category strategies. • Continuously identify and implement strategies to improve procurement initiatives, increase speed to market, improve quality, and achieve a lower total cost of ownership. • Understand business impacts and align with stakeholders to effectively assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies to mitigate risk. • Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets. • Develop RFP packages and lead competitive sourcing events to ensure structuring of commercial value, risk mitigation, and performances requirements are secured in a contract to protect QTS’s interests. • Support Sales revenue generator by securing competitive NRC costing for customer deals as requested. • Solicit and develop construction related contracts to support QTS projects and associated timelines. • Monitor market supply chain conditions and anticipate needs of various project to ensure ordering of OFCI equipment for just-in-time delivery to meet QTS timelines. • Resolve unforeseen technical and commercial issues that arise from the assigned projects, engage with subject matter experts, and escalate as necessary to close processes utilizing approved corrective actions. • Ensure the most up to date design standards are distributed to the OFCI suppliers to deliver the products as specified. • Obtain OFCI equipment submittals to support the design, specification, and process approval for each assigned project as needed. • Track and manage equipment inventory locations to analyze and recommend action plan to prioritize reallocation of capital assets to achieve cost avoidance when possible. • Develop KPIs to measure supplier performance (on-site delivery performance, cost savings, etc.) Ensure mutual contracted obligations to ensure the negotiated values are realized. • Lead periodic business reviews (such as weekly meetings, QBRs, problem resolution, etc.) • Consult with QTS Site Operations teams, Suppliers, Finance etc. to be the escalation point on issues and lead process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and maximize value. • Travel to QTS sites, OEM facilities, trade conferences, and networking events to facilitate strong relationships to benefit the strategic positioning of QTS and department objectives. • Provide ad-hoc assistance to the Site Operations’ needs on certain difficult to source equipment, parts, and services. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Operations, Finance, certificate in Construction Management, or equivalent experience • Five or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Project Management / Engineering • Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements. • 5 or more years direct experience in global supply chain management, project management, category management, strategic sourcing, electrical engineering, and negotiations, and vendor management in variety of categories • Data center or critical infrastructure industry experience including Facility Management, Critical Electrical and Mechanical Equipment, Construction Design and Construction, and Professional Services • Experience in leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization. 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