Senior Category Manager (Major Captial Equipment Electrical)
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A place where bold ideas are welcomed human connection is valued and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.
A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and work across teams influence key decisions and help shape the path forward. Youll find belonging purpose and a team that welcomes youbecause when you feel valued youre empowered to do your best work.
JobSummary
Manages multiple Electrical categories with cross-functional and regionally diverse teams up to executive staff. Accountable for driving endtoend category management supplier strategy and capacity planning to support multisite datacenterexpansion. May participate in the development of the business strategy while impacting business direction through the development of innovative strategies or services.
Responsibilities
Category Strategy& Sourcing
Develop and execute global category strategies forElectrical Equipment (RPP PDU and Medium voltage Transformers)
Create regionspecific sourcing strategies aligned with build plans and technology needs
Develops communicates and executes against consistent global procurement strategies and best practices
Monitors and maintains full industry and market knowledge of category suppliers best practices competitive landscape
Supplier Management
Lead the full sourcetocontract process including market analysisGRFPmanagement negotiations and contract execution
Build strategic partnerships to support scalecompetitivenessinnovation and longterm capacity
Educates suppliers on the mechanics of doing business with Equinix
Identify and mitigate supply and execution risks
Acts as point of escalation for suppliers when needed
Supplier alignment with execution plan
Integrate demand forecasts and build schedules into sourcing and supplier capacity plans
Align with construction engineering and program teams to support ontime costeffective delivery
Contract Management
Works with business partners to develop and agree SOW business and commercial requirements
Negotiates contract details with suppliers(assure that for the full contractual framework is in place with all suppliers)
Spend Governance and Analytics
Managecategory spend analytics forecasting and cost modelling
Aligns with internal customers to define optimal negotiation positions while delivering cost savings opportunities and providing stakeholders with a balanced view of contract risks and liabilities
Directly engages suppliers at the appropriate levels to influence the best outcome for Equinix that exceeds the business requirements
CrossFunctional Leadership
Partner with engineering construction finance legal and operations teams
Operate effectively in complex multientity environments
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in engineering(preferred)supply chain Construction Business or related field
10 years in category management procurement or supply chain leadership
Experience with international projectbased or data centre programmes
Strong commercial analytical and communication skills
Familiarity with contracting and global matrixed organizations
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This posting is for a backfill position meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1