Hiring: Manager, Project Procurement - IS Company: Vertiv Location: Pelzer, SC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:10:16 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Project Management About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment. Required Skills: •Serve as the dedicated procurement lead for one or more large, strategic data center customer projects, acting as the single point of contact between Procurement and the project team. •Proactively identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle, including supplier capacity constraints, long lead times, technical maturity, single-source dependencies, quality risks, and logistics constraints. •Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans in collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, and suppliers to eliminate identified risks. •Coordinate procurement inputs to project schedules, ensuring alignment with customer milestones and on-time delivery commitments. •Drive required strategic, preventive supply risk actions across the organization, such as multi-sourcing strategies, suppliers’ capability development, early material commitments, multi-manufacturers, inventory and buffering strategies. •Prepare and deliver regular reports and executive-level updates to leadership •Identify supply-related risks early in the project lifecycle •Develop, drive, and track mitigation plans for identified supply-related risks Qualifications: •7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain or materials management within a manufacturing or industrial equipment environment. •Strong experience in identifying, assessing, and preventing supply risks across internal operations and external supplier networks. •Demonstrated success in designing and driving preventive supply risk strategies. •Practical experience working closely with manufacturing operations and materials planning to support production ramp-ups, schedule changes, and demand volatility. •Demonstrated capacity to multi-task and manage many different priorities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. •The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. •Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!