Director, DC Services Sourcing

Overview

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers with flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of up leveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand.

Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers with a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced procurement professional overseeing all aspects of data center services sourcing categories including network services infrastructure (e.g., Corporate Network, below; Dedicated Internet Access, DIA, fiber infrastructure, bundled circuits/services, etc.), building automation, and indirect categories that enable data center builds/operations (e.g., software to support planning, sourcing, engineering, construction, and operations, third-party commissioning agents, and other data center service consultants) (the aforementioned collectively, “DC Services”).

The successful candidate will work in collaboration with critical stakeholders (e.g., Network Engineering, TPMs, construction, engineering, operations, and Chief Information Officer, etc.) on all RFx processes, in addition to participating in preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with various parties to include network service, SaaS, professional consultants, etc. They will bring deep knowledge of construction economics, commercial negotiations, and cost control within mission-critical or technically complex environments.

The successful candidate will have experience and practical expertise in the following:

• Sourcing Network Services, evaluating commercial terms, and negotiating resulting agreements
• Driving Substation Category prequalification, request-for-information/quotation/proposal (RFx) processes including standardization of forms to enable in-system sourcing. Developing scopes of work/services for network and DC Services in collaboration with design, engineering, construction, and other technical groups.
• Preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with vendors.
• Ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations and industry standards, managing contract-related issues, claim(s), and/or disputes.

Experience with:

• Network service sourcing and contracting.
• Contract Formation, Execution Management, and Administration including:
• Creating/delivering contract execution plans, inclusive of contract formation, execution, and post-execution management/administration.
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of all contracts and related documents.
• Collaborating with legal, finance, construction, engineering, and supply chain teams to align contract terms with technical requirements, financial objectives, and legal protections.
• Identifying and mitigating potential risks and liabilities associated with contracts.
• Resolving any contract-related issues and/or disputes.
• Data Center experience and/or mission critical infrastructure experience.

Education, Professional Certification, and Licenses:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, economics, finance, construction management, legal studies including Contract Law, Business Law, and/or Supply Chain.

Years

Experience:

• 7+ years of DC Services bidding, awarding, and contracting.
• 7+ years of strategic sourcing/procurement experience.
• 7+ years of data center experience…