Procurement and Supply Chain Program Manager -Power and Cooling Equipment
About The Position
The Regional Procurement Manager is an individual contributor responsible for managing multiple complex Major Capital Equipment (MCE) categories across the Americas. The role develops and executes category plans, collaborates with business partners, and supports regional and global procurement activities. It negotiates cost-saving agreements, manages supplier performance and relationships, implements procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals, mitigates supply chain risks, and resolves complex issues. The position requires strong communication and negotiation skills, the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, resource management capabilities, and a proactive approach to changing environments. Its work enables capacity deliveries at scale and speed. The role partners with regional business leaders on sourcing strategy, governance, and risk-based decisions; executes global procurement strategy with a regional focus; manages supplier relationships and risk; leads commercial negotiations; delivers savings; contributes to regional resource and performance management; and oversees relevant contracts, supplier documentation, orders, and onboarding through Source-to-Pay systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, category management, or consulting.
- Demonstrated strength in negotiation, influence, and stakeholder management.
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Comfort operating in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, or an MBA.
- Experience supporting large-scale industrial, construction, or data center programs.
- Experience with commodity or category management and contract management.
- Working knowledge of Power BI, Coupa, Anaplan, and Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted regional procurement partner to business leaders, advising on sourcing strategy, governance, and risk-based decision making.
- Serve as a primary escalation point for stakeholder issues, resolving conflicts and unblocking delivery.
- Educate and influence business partners on procurement processes, policies, and value creation.
- Identify and recommend Source-to-Pay process and system improvements to increase efficiency and compliance.
- Execute global procurement strategy with a regional lens, aligned to business needs and market conditions.
- Develop and implement regional supplier and vendor management strategies balancing cost, risk, capacity, and performance.
- Establish procurement goals, metrics, and work plans to meet operational and financial objectives.
- Contribute to category management strategies and action plans.
- Maintain market intelligence on suppliers, equipment, industry trends, and competitive dynamics.
- Lead regional procurement teams in consistent strategy execution across relevant categories.
- Partner with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders on capital and operational purchases to deliver savings, reduce lead times, and improve supplier performance.
- Lead and influence commercial negotiations while balancing risk, cost, and contractual obligations.
- Ensure appropriate supply agreements are in place and guide internal teams on contract compliance.
- Engage suppliers at appropriate levels to achieve outcomes that exceed business requirements.
- Own the region’s end-to-end supplier management lifecycle.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships while driving improvements in cost, quality, delivery, and risk.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier risks involving financial stability, capacity, geography, single-source exposure, and spend concentration.
- Act as a senior escalation point for supplier issues and performance challenges.
- Support evaluation and onboarding of new suppliers.
- Drive cost-saving initiatives aligned with organizational commitments.
- Develop and execute cost-saving proposals with suppliers and internal customers.
- Create and maintain regional cost forecasts and savings tracking.
- Provide leadership visibility into supplier performance, productivity, and regional outcomes.
- Support and contribute to regional resource planning across people and budget.
- Escalate and help resolve resourcing and budgetary challenges.
- Own relevant contracts and supplier documentation, including SOWs, certifications, insurance, and compliance artifacts.
- Partner with Legal throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Collaborate with business partners to define SOWs, commercial terms, and business requirements.
- Manage order requirements and supplier onboarding within Source-to-Pay systems.
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Health insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Voluntary insurance plans for employees and eligible family members.
- Retirement plan with contributions available from the employee and Equinix.
- Accrued paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Bonus eligibility; equity may be offered depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
