Sr Manager, Supply Chain Capital Planning

QTS Data Centers•Duluth, GA

1d•$156,293 - $239,013

About The Position

The Sr Manager, Supply Chain Capital Planning is an execution-focused planning professional who may serve as a people leader depending on organizational design and team structure. The role manages core capital planning activities across QTS’s supply chain and long-lead equipment multi-year program, ensuring planning inputs, analyses, and reporting outputs are accurate, timely, and aligned with enterprise standards. It translates strategic direction into practical execution and focuses on supply chain capital planning, capital spend governance, cash flow forecasting, and reporting. The position provides financial visibility into capital commitments, purchase order activity, invoice reporting, and forecast accuracy so stakeholders have decision-ready information. Working under the guidance of the Director, Capital Planning or Senior Director, Capital Planning, the role partners with Procurement, Finance, Accounting, Development, project controls, and construction delivery. It supports planning cycles, disciplined capital deployment, stronger controls, and insight into how procurement activity translates into project delivery and financial performance. The role also develops junior talent, reinforces planning discipline, and helps the function scale as the portfolio grows.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive experience in capital planning, development finance, portfolio analysis, project controls, or related disciplines.
Experience leading workstreams, supervising analysts or associates, or managing planning deliverables in a complex operating environment.
Strong analytical and financial skills, including experience building executive reporting, dashboards, and analytics that translate procurement and capital activity into clear recommendations and executive-ready materials.
Proficiency with ERP, procurement, and reporting tools, including the ability to reconcile data across source systems and improve reporting integrity.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Accounting, and Development, manage priorities, and improve process consistency in a matrixed environment.
Ability to manage planning deliverables with discipline while balancing speed, accuracy, and stakeholder needs.
Ability to lead teams and workstreams effectively while building trust and credibility across cross-functional partners.
Ability to strengthen planning rigor, process consistency, governance compliance, and data quality across a growing capital planning function.
Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to present complex procurement and capital data as clear financial insights.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data center development, real estate, infrastructure, energy, or other asset-intensive industries.
Familiarity with integrated business planning, capital governance, and portfolio-level reporting routines.
Experience developing junior talent and building repeatable team processes in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

Manage recurring supply chain capital planning workstreams, including data collection, validation, consolidation, and reporting.
Prepare portfolio-level analyses of capital timing, phasing, variances, and emerging risks for planning and governance discussions.
Lead and, where applicable, supervise analysts and associates responsible for capital planning deliverables; create workplans, timelines, and output expectations, and coach junior team members.
Lead governance for procurement capital spend, including approval thresholds, commitment tracking, and alignment among capital plans, purchase orders, and invoice activity.
Maintain controls for procurement cash flows and forecast-to-actual reporting across capital projects and procurement categories.
Monitor commitments, change orders, and spending variances to identify issues early and support corrective action.
Support audit readiness and policy compliance by ensuring capital procurement data is complete, auditable, and aligned across ERP and reporting systems.
Own procurement capital reporting for commitments, spend, invoice status, cash flow timing, forecast accuracy, and cancellation liability.
Build and maintain reporting standards, definitions, and dashboards showing capital deployment by project, category, vendor, and timeline.
Partner with Procurement, Accounting, Finance, Development, and project teams to reconcile commitments to actuals, resolve data gaps, challenge assumptions, and improve cash flow forecasting.
Align procurement platforms, ERP tools, and reporting datasets so leadership receives consistent, decision-ready information.
Present procurement capital performance, cash flow updates, and reporting insights to senior leadership, including commentary on risks, trends, and required actions.
Develop KPIs for procurement capital management, including committed versus approved spend, forecast variance, invoice cycle timing, and reporting timeliness.
Lead cross-functional reviews to resolve reporting gaps, improve source data quality, and standardize capital procurement processes across teams and regions.
Drive adoption of planning templates, tools, governance routines, and automation to improve repeatability, transparency, efficiency, and analytical rigor.