Manager, Project Procurement - IS

Vertiv • Pelzer, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as the dedicated procurement lead for one or more large, strategic data center customer projects, acting as the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team. Proactively identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle, including supplier capacity constraints, long lead times, technical maturity, single-source dependencies, quality risks, and logistics constraints. Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans in collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers to eliminate identified risks. Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules, ensuring alignment with customer milestones and on-time delivery commitments. Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization, such as multi-sourcing strategies, suppliers’ capability development, early material commitments, multi-manufacturers, inventory and buffering strategies. Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment.
• Strong experience in identifying, assessing, and preventing supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks.
• Demonstrated success in designing and driving preventive supply risk strategies.
• Experience managing and mitigating risks related to supplier capacity, long lead times, single-source dependencies, technical readiness, quality, and logistics.
• Experience preparing and delivering structured, executive-level reports and dashboards covering supply risks, mitigation plans, progress status, and preventive strategies.
• Practical experience working closely with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp-ups, schedule changes, and demand volatility.
• Ability to multi-task and manage many different priorities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Speaks English fluently

Nice To Haves

• MBA or a Master´s in Supply Chain or Operations is a plus.
• Procurement & Supply Chain Professional Training is highly desirable (CPSM or equivalent)
• Project Management Trainings is highly desirable (PMP or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle
• Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply-related risks
• Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules
• Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization
• Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager