Procurement Lead - Data Centers

General Responsibilities

• Leads the collaboration with functional areas to populate sourcing events, making decisions on sourcing event structure, supplier pool, selection criteria and event outcome criteria
• Advises on the activities as required cross-functionally, including Planning, Engineering, Quality, Programs, Finance, Legal and Manufacturing
• Leads the continuous development of the Procurement function towards the best practices
• Leads collaborations to promote the lowest total cost of ownership sourcing solutions/value proposition for assigned commodities
• Advises on the delivering of corporate aligned procurement objectives supporting total company strategic vision
• Advises on implementing communication strategies to ensure accurate and timely flow of information to upper management, business partners, and suppliers
• Leads supplier risk assessments, risk management and disaster recovery planning

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

• Provides full life cycle of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Leads comprehensive project plans and manages all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training, and status reports.

• Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing

• Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication

• As OneSensata , we are working together to make things work together