Procurement Manager-Data Center Equipment

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) is looking for a Procurement Manager, Data Center Equipment to join our team. This is a hybrid role based out of our Plano, Texas location.

For over 130 years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group’s innovative and integrated solutions have demonstrated our commitment to creating a positive social impact around the globe. Our range of products and services is tailored to meet our customers’ evolving needs across the commercial aviation, energy, transportation and infrastructure, machinery, defense, and space systems sectors. Our culture embraces diversity and cooperation, and we promote a healthy balance of professional and personal development, ensuring that your ideas and expertise are valued and respected.

The Procurement Manager serves as the commercial and strategic sourcing owner for the data center equipment business, covering large, long‑lead, and compliance‑critical procurement categories. The role is accountable for deciding what to buy, from whom, at what total value, and under what contractual and commercial terms. This position leads supplier selection, RFQ/RFP execution, price and contract negotiations, supplier qualification, and commercial risk controls to ensure the business secures best‑value suppliers with clear responsibilities, enforceable delivery/quality terms, and scalable supply capacity for U.S. deployment.

The ideal candidate will have at least eight years of progressive procurement/strategic sourcing experience, including at least three years in a lead or manager role for industrial equipment or mission‑critical infrastructure categories.

• Own sourcing strategy for major equipment and components aligned to product roadmap, sales forecast, and engineering requirements.
• Identify, qualify, and onboard new suppliers (U.S. local and international), including capability assessment, capacity review, financial stability review, and risk screening.
• Lead RFQ/RFP processes end‑to‑end, including bid list development, requirements clarification, bid comparison, and award recommendations across technical and commercial dimensions.

• Lead negotiation and execution of commercial frameworks including MSA, purchasing terms & conditions, warranty, liability, limitation of damages, payment terms, Incoterms alignment, and liquidated damages for delay clauses where applicable delivery penalties/LD clauses where applicable.
• Define clear scope, deliverables, and responsibility boundaries (DOR) in supplier contracts in coordination with engineering, quality, project, and service stakeholders.
• Establish long‑lead and high‑value sourcing approaches such as frame agreements, capacity reservations, and strategic partnerships to secure supply continuity.

• Drive cost reduction and value engineering (VE/CD) initiatives while protecting performance, reliability, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Conduct should‑cost / TCO evaluations, price reasonableness analyses, and commercial benchmarking to support award decisions and negotiation strategies.
• Supplier Performance & Risk Management (Commercial)
• Implement supplier scorecards and Q  cadence for commercial performance (pricing adherence, responsiveness, contract compliance) and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain dual/alternate sourcing strategies for critical items; manage commercial risk mitigation plans for supplier disruption scenarios.

• Partner with Supply Chain Management to ensure that sourcing decisions incorporate lead time realities, capacity constraints, and logistics considerations without blurring ownership.
• Support customer and hyperscaler vendor registration / approved‑vendor processes by coordinating required supplier documentation, NDA, and compliance artifacts.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and compliance for supplier onboarding, export/import compliance gateways, and contracting governance.
• This list of responsibilities is not all-inclusive, and an employee may be required to perform…