Procurement Professional – Material Handling Equipment
Iron Mountain
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Define and execute the global category strategy for material-handling equipment and warehouse automation, translating enterprise objectives into a standardized, data-driven sourcing program across regions and business lines.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing and supplier consolidation for PIT, conveyors, robotics, racking, and facility/MRO categories, including RFx execution, should-cost analysis, competitive bidding, and award recommendations across multi-site networks.
- Negotiate and manage enterprise commercial agreements (MSAs/SOWs) with OEMs and service providers, securing competitive pricing, rebates, warranties, SLAs, price-protection mechanisms, and indexation terms that deliver sustained EBITDA and cash-flow improvement.
- Develop total cost of ownership (TCO) and working-capital models to inform sourcing decisions, incorporating equipment cost, logistics, maintenance, spares, lifecycle, and payment-term impacts in partnership with Finance.
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Facilities, EHS, Quality, Legal, and Finance to translate operational, safety, and compliance requirements into enforceable commercial standards and scalable sourcing guardrails.
- Drive supplier performance and risk management, establishing KPIs and scorecards, leading QBRs, qualifying alternate suppliers, and ensuring reliable supply, service quality, and maintenance performance across global operations.
Requirements
- At least 7–10 years of procurement experience within a Fortune 500-level global organization, specifically managing material handling equipment and warehouse automation categories.
- Proven ability to manage multi-region negotiations and standardize specifications across fragmented, multi-site networks to achieve global scale.
- Strong knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling, contract law (MSAs/SOWs), and the ability to translate operational needs into commercial requirements.
- Full professional proficiency in English (required) with the ability to communicate across cross-functional teams; additional languages are considered a plus for global stakeholder coordination.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Flexible work options
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans
- Opportunities for continuous learning and growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
procurementsourcingnegotiationTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelingcontract lawRFx executionshould-cost analysiscompetitive biddingsupplier performance managementrisk management
Soft skills
communicationcross-functional collaborationleadershipstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingnegotiation skillsorganizational skillsstakeholder managementteamwork