The Procurement Category Project Leader plays a key role in helping the company achieve its strategic objectives within specific procurement categories, supporting the rapid growth and expansion of major data center infrastructure projects. This position oversees projects from start to finish, focusing on supply assurance, business continuity, and risk mitigation to ensure project deliverables are completed with measurable results. Serving as the main link between Category Management, the Project Procurement team, and cross-functional project groups handling significant customer orders, this leader fosters collaboration, effective communication, and alignment on supply assurance and risk management strategies.

Responsibilities
- Project Management & Implementation
- Drive supply assurance, continuity, and risk mitigation projects from initiation through full implementation, ensuring timely and successful completion of all deliverables.
- Develop and manage project schedules, critical timelines, and milestones to keep projects on track.




- Ensure projects are transitioned into implementation and completed as planned.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Acts as the liaison between Category Management and the Project Procurement team and cross-functional project teams managing major customer orders. Facilitate cross-functional teamwork to align on objectives for supply assurance strategies and supply risks mitigation actions.
- Communicate project status, results, and sourcing strategies to all relevant stakeholders.
- E-Sourcing & Data Analysis
- Organize and execute e-sourcing events, including reverse auctions and RFQs.
- Analyze cost structures, supplier proposals, and sourcing baselines using advanced tools and methodologies (e.g., APRIORI, Should Cost).
- Track and report savings, project outcomes, and supplier performance.
- Lead negotiations to secure best pricing and terms, review supplier agreements, and support supplier onboarding and second source de

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