Procurement Excellence Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

Vertiv is hiring a Procurement Excellence Manager to drive strategic alignment between Vertiv’s category management and Great Lakes’ purchasing teams. This role will develop and execute a plan to integrate Great Lakes Procurement into Vertiv’s operations, including Direct, Indirect, Logistics, NPDI, and Sourcing Management—while ensuring consistency in strategies, pricing, contracts, and supplier engagement. The position streamlines communication, optimizes processes, and aligns procurement efforts with Vertiv’s broader goals, serving as a key link between stakeholders and procurement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Alignment & Category Management:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Vertiv’s category management, key stakeholders, and Great Lakes purchasing team to ensure alignment on category strategies.
• Communicate and coordinate cost reduction objectives and initiatives to achieve savings targets.
• Share procurement requirements, schedules, and strategic plans with Great Lakes’ stakeholders effectively.

Supplier Management & Performance:

• Collaborate with Great Lakes local purchasing team to address shortages, capacity constraints, pricing challenges, and contract negotiations.
• Support supplier onboarding and maintain accurate supplier records.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Vertiv and Great Lakes teams across planning, materials management, operations, engineering, and quality teams to enhance supplier-related processes.
• Represent Great Lakes in shortage escalation meetings.

Data Analysis & Reporting:

• Gather and analyze data from Great Lakes to provide actionable insights to Vertiv Category Management teams.
• Develop reports and dashboards to monitor procurement performance and KPIs.
• Evaluate procurement data to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive efficiency improvements.

Procurement Integration & Process Improvement:

• Lead and manage procurement integration process, ensuring timely execution of synergy initiatives and delivering regular progress updates to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to optimize the integration process, create a comprehensive playbook, and champion continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to Vertiv procurement policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8-10 years of procurement experience, preferably in direct manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work within a matrix organization and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven project management and process improvement capabilities.

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

• N/A

TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED

• 10%

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development
• Promote Transparent and Open Communication

At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life‑changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity…