Senior Manager, Global Procurement Strategy, Data Center

🔥 12 hours ago

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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IREN

201 - 500 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • B2B • Energy

IREN is a provider of purpose-built, high-performance AI data centers and GPU cloud services across North America. IREN develops, owns and operates large, power-dense facilities designed for demanding AI training and inference workloads, offering turnkey data centers, colocations for customer hardware, and managed GPU cloud access. The company emphasizes vertical integration, 24/7 onsite support, and powering its facilities with 100% renewable energy (including RECs). IREN currently lists six North American locations (including Sweetwater, Childress, Oklahoma, Prince George, Mackenzie, and Canal Flats), with secured power capacity of about 5 GW, several hundred to thousands of MW per site in operational, under-construction, and in-development stages, and roughly 4,900 acres of secured land for AI infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Partner directly with the VP to develop, refine, and operationalize global procurement strategy across data center categories and regions • Translate strategic priorities into structured plans, frameworks, and roadmaps for regional and category teams • Track strategic initiatives and flag risks, gaps, or resourcing needs to leadership • Design procurement processes, governance, and tools to support new markets and data center growth • Coordinate new-market readiness, including supplier landscape assessments, category strategy input, and process standardization • Identify regional practice differences and drive alignment toward a consistent global operating model • Research and synthesize market conditions, supplier capacity, competitive benchmarks, and category trends • Build business cases, cost/benefit analyses, and comparative assessments for sourcing and strategic decisions • Monitor spend, savings, and pipeline data across regions to identify trends, risks, and opportunities • Prepare board- and leadership-ready materials, briefing documents, and presentations for the VP • Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reports on procurement KPIs, category performance, and strategic initiatives • Represent the VP's office in selected cross-functional forums and ensure action-item follow-through • Connect global strategy with regional and category execution teams • Partner with Finance, Legal, HSE, and Technical teams on procurement strategy and project timelines • Support QBRs, leadership reviews, and strategy check-ins across geographies • Standardize procurement strategy templates, planning tools, and reporting frameworks • Identify opportunities to use automation, AI-enabled tools, and data visualization • Contribute to institutional knowledge and procurement best practices

🎯 Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, management consulting, or a related strategy/analytics role • Demonstrated experience supporting senior leadership with strategic planning, business cases, or executive-level reporting • Strong analytical and financial acumen • Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Experience building executive-facing presentations and materials • Comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth, evolving environment • Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • Experience in construction, infrastructure, energy, or data center/mission-critical environments preferred • Exposure to global or multi-region procurement, sourcing, or operations preferred • Familiarity with ERP/procurement systems such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, or Oracle preferred • Familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau preferred • Experience supporting capital projects, multi-site expansions, or new-market entry preferred • Background in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or a chief-of-staff-style function preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees • 75% company paid coverage for dependents • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance • Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Access to financial planning and legal services • Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays • Internal skills training and advancement pathways • Professional development supporting certifications, continuing education, or role-related training • Company events and team-building activities • Annual incentive bonus may be included in total compensation • Equity (long-term incentive) may be included in total compensation

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