Director –Supply Chain Systems and Operations Management

Director –Supply Chain Systems and Operations Management

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 up leveling data center development scales 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 headquarters is in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Supply Chain Systems & Operations Management to lead the business requirements development, integration, and optimization of supply chain systems and associated processes for our global data center portfolio (from site development, construction, turnover, and full operations). This role will work with Fleet’s to-be identified Chief Information Officer to define business requirements and processes required for supply chain technology platforms, end-to-end procurement operations, vendor performance management, and cross-functional process alignment to support rapid data center deployment and expansion.

In addition, this role will collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Finance, Design, Construction, and Engineering, etc., to define business requirements and data flow from capacity need through procure-to-pay milestones. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in supply chain business processes and transformation, supply chain systems, and continuous improvements within data center or mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Supply Chain Systems Management

• Own the strategy, business requirements, and optimization for the successful implementation, and continuous improvement of supply chain systems (ERP, Design, Construction, and Operations, from all aspects of vendor requirements (Procure-to-Pay), materials management/inventory, reverse logistics, and key (master) data elements to support analytics platforms).
• Lead the strategy for system integration efforts across procurement, construction, finance, and operations functions to ensure supply chain systems are optimized for data visibility, automation, and scalability.
• Partner with the future CIO organization and the centralized IT organization including business teams to identify and streamline workflow enhancements to enable reporting, dashboards, and decision-support tools.

Procurement Operations & Process Strategy Optimization

• Work with key Supply Chain (Procurement) partners to standardize procure-to-pay along with vendor management operations. Develop the strategy for procurement operations to be utilized across our Supply Chain (inclusive of Procurement) and business teams across the portfolio of data centers, including:
• Develop and maintain global SOPs, playbooks, and workflows for supplier onboarding, sourcing, contracting, associated approvals, and vendor management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cycle times, cost, and operational risk.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain operations, systems, or process optimization/transformation, including 3–5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in mission-critical or capital-intensive industries (e.g., data centers, construction, energy, industrial manufacturing).
• Deep expertise in ERP, procure-to-pay, materials/inventory management, and vendor integration (e.g., via APIs,…