Key Responsibilities
Pipeline bidding project tracker management
Support bidding projects through cost optimization of healthy BOM both from engineering commercial ways. Work with product sales team to drive more sales volume.
Pipeline infrastructure bidding projects, manage trackers of bidding projects, make out global strategies through data analysis fthose common global customers of common material, product solution.
Make analytical data management regular reporting.
Cost & Risk Management
Drive cost-reduction initiatives through comparative competitive sourcing, market test intelligence, volume leverage, TCO analysis.
Initiate innovative ways to establish more effective efficient cost models including should cost analysis to help faster respond to bidding cost need.
Identify supply chain risks—including shortages, capacity constraints, geopolitical risks—develop mitigation strategies.
Develop implement effective strategic sourcing & commodity management
Assist to develop implement category strategies fdata center hardware, facility component, equipment, power, cooling, IT system supporting services
Conduct market analysis, benchmarking, supplier evaluations to identify sourcing opportunities.
Own category roadmaps that align with engineering, capacity planning, long-term business goals.
Supplier Management
Identify, qualify, manage suppliers.
Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, commercial terms, warranties, service-level agreements.
Conduct supplier performance management using KPIs based on technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery, lead time, cost competitiveness.
Develop partnership strategic relationship with the key global suppliers can help benefit from contract negotiation, pricing, lead-time, inventory quality performance to help gain more competitive comparative advantages
Procurement Execution
Manage RFPs/RFQs, supplier selection, recommendation processes.
Review technical specifications collaborate with engineering teams to ensure procurement alignment with product data center requirements.
UnderstVertiv’s supply market vs. Vertiv’s product solution; Utilize expertise on the requirements expected to be procured fbuilding data centers. Carry out timelines of procurement activities accordingly.
Material inflation planning & reporting, including risk mitigation cost reduction strategies planning towards achieving the Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
Identify opportunities fconsolidating similar requirements across regions fleveraging economies of scale
Cross-Functional Collaboration
This role must function well as a member of a group of Vertiv global commodity managers, Vertiv division/Regional commodity managers, other Vertiv functional groups to ensure that regional operations’ requirements are being satisfied product line needs are supported.
Partner with engineering, marketing, sales, operations, data center construction, logistics, legal teams to support deployment timelines.
Participate in planning sessions to forecast demand, capacity planning, budget requirements, infrastructure roadmaps fthose key global projects.
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Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, a related field.
5+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain experience, ideally with hardware infrastructure categories.
Strong negotiation, contract management, supplier-relationship skills.
Experience managing complex, high-value procurement projects.
Strong analytical presentation skills are key, along with ability to clearly communication.
Be dedicated, focused reliable to jobs.
Preferred
Experience in data center operations, infrastructure related categories procurement, high-tech manufacturing. Stay familiar skilfully use procurement related processes/flows of Vertiv similar companies.
Knowledge of global supply chain, logistics global policy dynamics.
Certification such as CPM, CPSM, CSCP.
Familiarity with TCO modeling, should-cost analysis, risk management frameworks.
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