As part of our exciting growth, we are currently searching for a Senior Manager, Sparing & Logistics
The Senior Manager, Sparing & Logistics owns end-to-end operational logistics readiness, critical spare part governance, specialized tooling availability, emergency rental activations, and fuel supply assurance across the entire data center portfolio.
The mission of this role is to eliminate supply-chain vulnerabilities, unmitigated hardware shortages, and maintenance delays before they escalate into client uptime risk. Furthermore, the coordinator establishes auditable cost intelligence and readiness tracking that provides operational leadership with full visibility into spare health, vendor readiness, and emergency mobilization expenses
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Critical Spares & Inventory Governance
- Baseline Verification: Conduct and oversee monthly physical audits of critical spares, consumables, replacement assemblies, and emergency supplies against site-specific minimum baseline registers.
- Inventory Record Integrity: Maintain real-time inventory records tracking part quantities, operational condition, calibration status, shelf-life expiration, and physical storage locations.
Escalation & Gap Closure Management
- Gap Tracker Ownership: Own and maintain the central Operational Gap Tracker, ensuring every identified inventory or equipment shortfall has an assigned owner, clear risk statement, interim mitigation plan, procurement path, and closure evidence.
- Strict Escalation Timelines: Enforce same-business-day escalation to Facility Managers and Regional Directors upon discovery of critical baseline breaches.
Tooling & Access Equipment Readiness
- Inspection & Accessibility: Ensure all specialized tools, duct lifts, motorized man-lifts, transfer pumps, heavy hoses, high-pressure fittings, gaskets, and specialty valves are inspected, charged, certified, and kept clear of storage and active construction so they are immediately accessible.
Vendor, Rental, Fuel & Logistics Assurance
- Emergency Vendor Readiness: Maintain verified rosters of pre-approved emergency vendors (mechanical, electrical, BMS controls, heavy equipment rental, bulk diesel fuel delivery) with monthly validation of 24/7 primary and escalation contacts.
- Logistics pre-Clearance: Pre-confirm blanket purchase orders, vendor badging credentials, security site access protocols, and dock delivery routes for rapid emergency mobilization.
Readiness Reviews & Cost Intelligence
- Cadence Reviews: Lead quarterly logistics and equipment readiness reviews and drive high-risk period operational preparations (severe weather supplies for on-site staff, bulk fuel top-offs, and hurricane/freeze kits).
- Cost Tracking: Build and manage cost tracking mechanisms for emergency freight, rental equipment surges, replacement inventory replenishment, and Sev 1/2 logistics premiums.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Logistics & Inventory Mastery: 3+ years of experience managing critical spares, warehouse operations, or supply chain logistics in mission-critical, data center, manufacturing, or industrial facility environments.
- Systems Proficiency: Expertise in computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and inventory ERP software; working familiarity with, or ability to quickly learn, monday.com workspace tracking.
- Rigorous Attention to Detail: High standard of data hygiene, audit trail maintenance, and physical inventory reconciliations.
- Proactive Problem Solver: Ability to anticipate supply bottlenecks, expedite mission-critical shipments, and negotiate rapid emergency vendor turnarounds
BENEFITS & PERKS:
Aligned Data Centers is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our team members. Eligible employees have access to:
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants. FSA's offered for health and dependent care to increase tax savings.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
- Company-Sponsored Insurance: Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
- Optional Benefits: Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage
- Wellness Programs: Employee assistance program (EAP), Wellhub gym membership, and other wellness initiatives
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Frequently required to stand
- Continually required to walk
- Frequently required to sit
- Frequently required to talk or hear
- Occasionally exposure to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather)
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
