Job Title: Procurement Category Manager 5
Location: Remote
Salary Range: $80/hr to $81/hr on W2
Introduction
The Procurement Category Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end sourcing, contracting, and execution of critical electrical equipment supporting large-scale data center construction projects. This role serves as the primary interface between suppliers, engineering, construction, cost management, and category management teams to ensure procurement activities are executed on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with project requirements. The position focuses on procurement execution, contract administration, supplier management, risk mitigation, and process improvement across multiple concurrent projects.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, contract management, or construction project procurement experience.
- 3 years supporting large-scale infrastructure, construction, industrial, mission-critical, or data center projects.
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or mission-critical infrastructure programs.
- Knowledge of electrical equipment procurement, including MVS, LVS, ATS, UPS, EPMS, AHF, or similar categories.
- Experience leading supplier business reviews and managing strategic supplier relationships.
- Experience managing RFPs, supplier negotiations, contract execution, change management, and procurement risk mitigation.
- Proficiency with procurement and contract management systems such as Ariba, SAP, iCertis, or similar platforms.
- Strong project management, stakeholder management, and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Prior work experience at client
- Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or mission-critical infrastructure programs.
- Knowledge of electrical equipment procurement, including MVS, LVS, ATS, UPS, EPMS, AHF, or similar categories.
- Experience leading supplier business reviews and managing strategic supplier relationships.
- Background in process improvement, training development, or procurement operations.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing events including RFP development, bid evaluations, commercial analysis, and award recommendations.
- Manage supplier relationships and serve as a primary point of contact for assigned equipment categories.
- Identify and mitigate schedule, capacity, pricing, commercial, and design-related risks.
- Develop and maintain procurement processes, training materials, user guides, and standard operating procedures.
Company Benefits & Culture
- Opportunity to work in the data center industry.
- Flexible work hours to accommodate time zone variance (+/- 2-3 hours).
- Remote work environment.
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