Senior Sourcing Specialist, Data Center Construction

Senior Sourcing Specialist, Data Center Construction

Our client is a leading global financial services organization undertaking a significant, multi-year infrastructure initiative involving the development of multiple large-scale data center campuses in the United States.

We are conducting a confidential search for a Senior Sourcing Specialist, Data Center Construction to support strategic sourcing and procurement activities associated with complex, ground-up data center construction projects.

This is a highly visible role for an experienced sourcing professional who understands the intersection of construction, technology infrastructure, supplier management, and financial-services environments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, negotiating commercial agreements, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely procurement of critical materials, services, and equipment in alignment with demanding construction schedules.

Candidates with prior experience supporting financial services, banking, capital markets, trading, or other highly regulated technology environments are strongly preferred, particularly those who understand the specialized infrastructure, technology, resiliency, security, and operational requirements associated with financial-services organizations.

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies supporting major data center construction and infrastructure initiatives.
• Source and negotiate materials, equipment, construction-related services, professional services, consulting engagements, and specialty contractor services.
• Lead RFx processes, supplier evaluations, competitive bidding, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract execution.
• Negotiate and manage Master Service Agreements (MSAs), service agreements, statements of work (SOWs), and other commercial contracts.
• Partner with Legal and business stakeholders to develop, negotiate, and execute agreements in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and risk standards.
• Develop multi-year sourcing strategies that leverage enterprise buying power across multiple data center projects and campuses.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships and monitor supplier capacity, performance, quality, delivery, and commercial commitments.
• Manage long-lead materials and equipment against construction schedules and critical project milestones.
• Identify supply-chain constraints and develop mitigation strategies, including alternate sourcing, supplier capacity planning, demand modeling, inventory, and warehousing solutions.
• Partner with construction, engineering, facilities, technology, project management, finance, legal, and other stakeholders to align procurement activities with project requirements.
• Analyze market conditions, supplier landscapes, spending patterns, and emerging risks to identify sourcing opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain procurement KPIs, reports, dashboards, and analytical tools to measure supplier and sourcing performance.
• Manage multiple strategic sourcing initiatives while balancing ongoing operational and business-as-usual responsibilities.
• Utilize technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve market intelligence, supplier discovery, sourcing analysis, and procurement execution.
• Maintain accurate sourcing, contract, and procurement information within applicable ERP and procurement systems.
• Take a hands-on approach to resolving procurement issues, tracking open actions, coordinating stakeholders, and driving activities through completion.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management, including significant experience supporting design and construction activities; or 8+ years with an MBA or advanced degree.
• Demonstrated experience with construction sourcing/procurement supporting data centers or similarly complex infrastructure projects.
• Experience negotiating and managing contracts, MSAs, service agreements, SOWs, and related commercial agreements.
• Strong experience leading RFx processes, supplier negotiations, supplier evaluations, and contract execution.
• Understanding of the relationship between sourcing/procurement, construction schedules, project milestones, and infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Legal, Engineering, Construction, Technology, Finance, Facilities, and other cross-functional teams.

• Financial services, banking, capital markets, investment banking, or other financial-services industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting data center,…