Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – Real Estate and Data Center Construction

What You'll Do

• for this position include tenant improvement and ground-up construction for US and international construction sourcing projects.
• What you’ll be doing: Work with the key internal partners (Project Management, Legal, Finance and Engineering) to assess opportunities for and accomplish cost savings/improved contract terms.
• Support the objectives of the Real Estate and DC MEP Engineering & Construction teams to achieve the overall mission of Nvidia.
• For each spend category lead efforts to develop/be responsible for a category plan, perform market research to identify viable suppliers and establish a scalable supply base to support NVIDIA’s anticipated growth.
• Lead sourcing activities, including RFXs and negotiate construction-related contracts (e.g. general contractors, MEP design-build, engineering, architects, development managers and cost consultants).
• Implement sourcing process project management from start to end, including regular status updates to internal partners.
• Deliver results with a strong commitment to quality, ethics, and customer-focused delivery model.
• Identify areas for process/toolset improvement and develop/implement strategic plans to increase efficiency and productivity and supervise performance to ensure objectives are being met.
• What we need to see: Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience. 8+ years of strategic sourcing experience, with a proven track record of leading large-scale capital expenditure (CapEx) construction programs in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to work effectively with various collaborators to meet demanding project schedules and lead negotiation teams for complex construction and development contracts.
• Expert in procurement for Real Estate Construction contracts, focusing on Design-Build and Cost + Fixed Fee % with GMP.
• Skilled negotiator able to achieve favorable contractual terms and market competitive commercial rates.
• Experience in qualifying and developing a supply base of qualified construction contractors in partnership with internal business partners.
• Business acumen to make informed decisions in an environment of incomplete data and quickly changing plans and priorities.
• Experience with project management and procurement tools (e.g. e-RFx, Contract Lifecycle Management) in the completion of sourcing projects.
• Excellent communication skills giving presentations to senior management.
• Experience in managing large-scale, complex construction procurement projects, preferably within a global organization or supporting multi-national collaborators.
• Ways to stand out from the crowd: Master’s or other advanced degree Expert contract negotiation skills Experience with Colo and CSP agreements is highly desirable.
• Detailed technical and supply base knowledge of latest rack cooling systems and MEP equipment for next generation data centers.
• Experience in providing construction procurement support for campus development.
• With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers.
• We have some of the most forward-thinking people in the world working for us, and due to outstanding growth, our Finance teams are rapidly growing.
• If you're creative and autonomous with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.