Senior Manager Capital Equipment Procurement

QTS Data Centers

US TX Irving DAL1, United States

Full Time

Posted October 19, 2026

$123k - $175k· Est.

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Source: Workday View original listing
Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 20, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Not Specified
Pay provenance: Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided

Job Description

o Ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems.

Key Responsibilities

o Analyze capital plans to drill down equipment and services required to establish OFCI equipment budget and rolling 12-month procurement plans accounting for and adjusting to the sales projection updates.
o Ensure accurate cost and schedules are provided in a timely manner to the Development Program Managers in support of budget approvals and project schedule planning.
o Provide weekly Development procurement status, progresses, and recommendations to gain support from executives to align on the business objectives.
o Continually evaluate new critical infrastructure technologies with partners to ensure that QTS balances cost, availability, reliability and efficiency into its standard equipment offering.
o Strategic Procurement
o Analyze category spend management opportunities, conducts research to understand the supply market and commodity trends, and deploy appropriate strategic plans and track KPI’s.
o Categories would include, but not limited to: Electrical, Mechanical and Construction Management, Design, Engineering, Commissioning, and Testing Professional Services.
o Ensure QTS policies and processes are followed and continuously improve processes and systems to drive best-in-class procurement performance.
o Collaborate with Global Procurement leaders to ensure alignment and execution of category strategies.
o Continuously identify and implement strategies to improve procurement initiatives, increase speed to market, improve quality, and achieve a lower total cost of ownership.
o Understand business impacts and align with stakeholders to effectively assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies to mitigate risk.
o Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets.
o Develop RFP packages and lead competitive sourcing events to ensure structuring of commercial value, risk mitigation, and performances requirements are secured in a contract to protect QTS’s interests.
o Support Sales revenue generator by securing competitive NRC costing for customer deals as requested.
o Solicit and develop construction related contracts to support QTS projects and associated timelines.
o Monitor market supply chain conditions and anticipate needs of various project to ensure ordering of OFCI equipment for just-in-time delivery to meet QTS timelines.
o Resolve unforeseen technical and commercial issues that arise from the assigned projects, engage with subject matter experts, and escalate as necessary to close processes utilizing approved corrective actions.
o Ensure the most up to date design standards are distributed to the OFCI suppliers to deliver the products as specified.
o Obtain OFCI equipment submittals to support the design, specification, and process approval for each assigned project as needed.
o Track and manage equipment inventory locations to analyze and recommend action plan to prioritize reallocation of capital assets to achieve cost avoidance when possible.
o Contract and manage OFCI equipment rigging and storage services as needed.
o Procure equipment shipping transportation services for asset transfers, identify equipment to be transferred, and coordinate delivery schedule.
o Perform receiving transactions in Workday of the OFCI equipment delivered to the sites and ensure backup documentations are attached to support audit needs Stakeholder and Supplier Management
o Develop KPIs to measure supplier performance (on-site delivery performance, cost savings, etc.)
o Continuously evaluates supplier performance to create and lead teams to improve supplier performance, as necessary.
o Ensure mutual contracted obligations to ensure the negotiated values are realized.
o Lead periodic business reviews (such as weekly meetings, QBRs, problem resolution, etc.)
o Consult with QTS Site Operations teams, Suppliers, Finance to be the escalation point on issues that need resolutions and lead process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and maximize value.
o Travel to QTS sites, OEM facilities, trade conferences, and networking events to facilitate strong relationships to benefit the strategic positioning of QTS and department objectives.
o Provide ad-hoc assistance to the Site Operations’ needs on certain difficult to source equipment, parts, and services.
o Manage day to day activities of a team to achieve organizational goals.
o Lead, develop, and motivate a team to maximize their potential.

Requirements

o Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Operations, Finance, certificate in Construction Management, or equivalent experience
o Eight or more years of relevant experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Project Management
o Experience developing long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements.
o Demonstrated company-wide procurement leadership experience within one or more indirect categories or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.
o One or more years’ experience leading and developing direct reports.
o Ten or more years direct experience in global supply chain management, project management, category management, strategic sourcing, contract development and negotiations, and vendor management in variety of categories
o Data center or critical infrastructure industry experience including Facility Management, Critical Electrical and Mechanical Equipment, Construction Design and Construction, and Professional Services
o Experience in leading change initiatives involving significant impacts to organization.
o Two or more years of experience leading teams