Procurement Category Manager, High Voltage and Power Generation

Aligned Data Centers

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. When you join Aligned, you’re joining a passionate and positive team where every voice matters. We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender-equal, and inclusive workforce, extending to our military veterans to whom we owe so much. If you’re interested in becoming a valued member of an infrastructure technology company driven by innovation, the needs of our customers, social value creation, and responsible stewardship of our planet, contact us to learn more about our open positions and internships.

Requirements

Manages strategic purchasing, planning, and project management of owner furnished equipment for all data center substation and power generation projects, including high voltage breakers, power transformers, switchgear, control houses, steel structure packages, and power generation equipment.
Leads collaborative effort between engineering, procurement, technical program management, and construction teams.
Manages owner furnished equipment from forecasting and strategic planning through delivery, installation, commissioning and turnover.
Builds and oversees relevant strategic vendor relationships – leading the effort to plan and purchase underlying equipment.
Presents purchasing strategy to senior leadership in connection with underlying funding requests.
Manages, tracks and reports production/delivery schedules and logistics, submittal review and approval, factory acceptance tests, and vendor field service scope.
Manages and supports vendor relationships, ensuring the manufacturing production plans support the individual projects as well as the overall program.
Assist in the management of project budgets according to project controls and processes.
Set up, manage, and track project costs, schedules, and documentation history.
Own and maintain all administrative duties associated with project financials, to include but not limited to, requests for proposals, change orders, requests for POs, and invoice reconciliation.
Collaborate with project site construction managers and procurement project managers to successfully deliver data center projects.

Responsibilities

Manages strategic purchasing, planning, and project management of owner furnished equipment for all data center substation and power generation projects, including high voltage breakers, power transformers, switchgear, control houses, steel structure packages, and power generation equipment.
Leads collaborative effort between engineering, procurement, technical program management, and construction teams.
Manages owner furnished equipment from forecasting and strategic planning through delivery, installation, commissioning and turnover.
Builds and oversees relevant strategic vendor relationships – leading the effort to plan and purchase underlying equipment.
Presents purchasing strategy to senior leadership in connection with underlying funding requests.
Manages, tracks and reports production/delivery schedules and logistics, submittal review and approval, factory acceptance tests, and vendor field service scope.
Manages and supports vendor relationships, ensuring the manufacturing production plans support the individual projects as well as the overall program.
Assist in the management of project budgets according to project controls and processes.
Set up, manage, and track project costs, schedules, and documentation history.
Own and maintain all administrative duties associated with project financials, to include but not limited to, requests for proposals, change orders, requests for POs, and invoice reconciliation.
Collaborate with project site construction managers and procurement project managers to successfully deliver data center projects.