We are seeking a
Procurement Operations Manager (Procurement/Expediting) to support hyperscale data center construction projects in a PMC /owner's representative capacity.
This role focuses on active expediting, vendor engagement, recovery planning, and delivery risk management for critical equipment and procurement packages.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Maintain factory production schedules for all critical long-lead items and monitor vendor progress against those schedules on a regular cadence - not only when a delivery is flagged as at risk.
- Actively expedite at-risk equipment and procurement packages.
- Make direct vendor calls to confirm progress and commitments.
- Conduct factory visits to verify production and delivery status.
- Identify procurement risks before they impact project milestones.
- Develop recovery plans for delayed or at-risk deliveries.
- Escalate delivery risks directly to vendor leadership.
- Present recovery positions and recommendations to the owner.
- Track purchase orders, supplier commitments, and delivery milestones.
- Coordinate with vendors, project teams, GC, and owner stakeholders.
- Maintain expediting logs, recovery trackers, and risk registers.
- Support procurement reporting, lookaheads, and leadership updates.
- Drive closure of open supplier actions and delivery commitments.
QUALIFICATIONSRequired qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related fields.
- 7+ years of procurement, expediting, or supplier management experience.
- Experience actively expediting equipment or material deliveries.
- Experience making direct vendor calls to confirm schedule commitments.
- Experience conducting factory visits or supplier progress reviews.
- Experience developing recovery plans for at-risk deliveries.
- Experience escalating delivery risks to vendor leadership.
- Ability to present delivery recovery positions to owner stakeholders.
- Experience managing multiple active purchase orders across packages.
- Experience working on large capital construction or infrastructure programs.
- Strong documentation, follow-up, communication, and issue-resolution skills.
Preferred qualifications:- Experience managing 40+ active purchase orders simultaneously.
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or mission-critical projects.
- Experience in a PMC, owner's representative, developer, or client-side environment.
- Experience with critical electrical, mechanical, or technology equipment packages.
- Familiarity with factory production schedules and supplier reporting.
- Experience with Procore, Oracle Unifier, SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Smartsheet, or Power BI.
POSITION DETAILS- Location (On-site):
- Corsicana, Texas
- Sweetwater, Texas
- Position: Procurement Operations Manager, Procurement/Expediting
- Position Classification: Salary-based full-time hours
- Current work permit required. This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered)
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft 365
