Associate Director, Procurement – Data Center

Carrier

Associate Director of Procurement owning parts supply strategy in data centers at Carrier. Leading the sourcing and supplier performance for high-volume parts and inventory management.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $143,000 - $286,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in supply chain management, procurement strategies, and team leadership, with a focus on optimizing parts availability and supplier performance. Proven ability to manage large spend portfolios and drive cost savings through effective negotiation and strategic sourcing.

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Supply Chain ManagementProcurement LeadershipSupplier Performance ManagementCost Savings NegotiationTeam Building and Development

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Hard Skills

Parts-Supply StrategyInventory ManagementShould-Cost AnalysisData Center Parts ManagementBuild-To-Stock StrategyEngineer-To-Order StrategyApproved Vendor List GovernanceMaterial PlanningBOM Data ManagementNPI Parts Readiness

Soft Skills

CoachingCollaborationLeadershipCommunication

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Supply ChainBachelor's Degree in EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Business

Industry Keywords

OTIF ImprovementSupplier AlliancesSpend Portfolio ManagementField Service AlignmentParts Availability

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own applied aftermarket parts category strategy, sourcing and supplier alliances across the CSS portfolio.
Build and lead the parts-supply team — standard (BTS), non-standard / ETO (BTO) category specialists, a supplier performance & escalation lead, and ancillary / field-service parts.
Set make/buy, dual-source and inventory strategy; govern the Approved Vendor List (AVL).
Guarantee parts availability and drive RC-to-Service OTIF improvement.
Establish a single supplier-performance & escalation owner; eliminate the Material Planning vs. RC Expedite duplication.
Lead standard build-to-stock (forecastable packages, immediate ship) and non-standard / engineer-to-order build-to-order (long-lead, expedite, escalation) strategies.
De-risk the data-center parts ramp (10X): address the critical parts at supply risk.
Manage NLA (no-longer-available) transitions and NPI parts readiness.
Deliver should-cost-driven savings; own supplier OTIF scorecards and total-cost performance.
Direct PFEP, AVL and BOM data — including the compressor-overhaul BOM.
Coach and develop the team; align field service, planning, factories, Commercial Parts and suppliers around one availability plan.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering or Business.
10+ years of progressive procurement / parts-supply / materials leadership, including direct people leadership and building or scaling a team.
5+ years' experience managing a $300M+ spend portfolio while lifting OTIF/ availability with strong should cost and negotiation capability
Ability to travel 25% of the time international and domestic

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Care Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision
Wellness incentives
Retirement Benefits
Time off and Leave : Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
Disability : Short-term and long-term disability
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
Tuition Assistance