Procurement Operations Principal

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers with flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of upleveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers with a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Procurement Operations Principal (Services) to develop and execute systematic processes involved in managing an organization's procurement activities. This includes sourcing, purchasing goods and services, managing supplier relationships, and development of processes to ensure compliance with procurement policies.

The successful candidate will have transactional experience to perform the following responsibilities:

• Vendor Onboarding: collaborate with Fleet affiliates on existing vendor onboarding processes to standardize and optimize.  Review and correct vendor onboarding requests using established processes and procedures.  Provide support to vendors to facilitate the onboarding, ensuring timely and accurate completion of vendor profiles.
• Sourcing and Vendor Selection: Provide burst capacity related to team operational activities to include identifying and selecting vendors based on quality, price, and reliability. This involves negotiating contracts and maintaining long-term relationships with suppliers.
• Purchase Requisitions and Orders: Creating purchase requisitions (PRs) and purchase orders (POs) to formalize the procurement process, ensuring that the necessary approvals are obtained before purchases are made.   PR/PO reconciliation to include reviewing/correcting purchase requests/requisitions, change orders, and purchase orders developing standardized/scalable processes/procedures to minimize future corrections. Reviewing reports on open purchase orders and coordinate the closing and reopening of purchase orders.
• Receiving and Verifying Deliverables: developing/executing processes/standards to ensure that the goods/services received match the specifications outlined in the purchase orders to maintain quality control and inventory accuracy.
• Supplier Performance Evaluation: Continuously monitoring and assessing supplier performance to ensure compliance with contract terms and to identify areas for improvement.
• You will report to the Director of Contracts Management and collaborate closely with the Cost Management team on all source-to-pay standardization (processes and systems) to include execution of in-system purchase requisition/purchase orders and resulting reporting requirements.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, or other related fields, or equivalent demonstrated experience
• 5+ years’ experience in procurement sourcing, purchasing, operations

Required Skills, Experience and Talents

• Subject Matter Expert in procurement operations
• Experience in general vendor contract review (understanding deliverables/requirements as it pertains to PRs/POs)
• Sourcing/Vendor Selection including selecting and/or managing managed service providers including developing a strategy for managed service providers
• Experience training peers on processes and systems at various levels of an organization
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles and basic data analysis
• Proficiency in O365 and Microsoft Projects
• Proficiency in procure to pay tools
• Working in ERPs to develop standards/processes to streamline vendor onboarding, purchase requisitions, and orders (NetSuite etc.)
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management tools, data analytics, and BI tools
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong ability to work on a team and communicate clearly

Preferred Skills, Experience and Talents

• Data Center experience
• Procurement Operations and/or Project Controls’ experience
• Proficiency in procure-to-pay processes and tools
• Proven track record in implementing process improvement initiatives and driving operational excellence

Expected Salary Range DOE: $160,000 - $200,000 Base Salary + Bonus

Travel and Schedule: 5% travel (U.S.)

Fleet Data Centers Employment

Fleet Data Centers employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organization's ongoing needs.

Fleet Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [email protected].

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