Assoc Dir, Procurement- Data Center

The applied aftermarket — service and replacement parts for Carrier’s installed base of chillers and applied equipment — is a cornerstone of the aftermarket business and the engine behind CSS data-center chiller ramp (10X growth).  

As Associate Director, you will own end-to-end procurement and parts-supply for the applied aftermarket and put in place the supplier-performance, parts-planning and data foundations that guarantee availability, protect cost, and enable the data-center service ramp up.  

You will own category strategy, sourcing, supplier performance, standard and engineer-to-order parts planning, cost, and the data foundation (PFEP, AVL, BOM) for the CSS applied aftermarket. You will build and lead the parts-supply organization, be accountable for parts availability, OTIF, cost and the data-center parts ramp, and partner across field service, planning, factories, Commercial Parts and suppliers. The role reports to the AM Supply Chain Leader. 

Role Responsibilities: 

Strategy & organization build 

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). 

Parts availability & service (close the gaps) 

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;  

Data center & critical parts 

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. 

Cost & data 

Deliver should-cost-driven savings; own supplier OTIF scorecards and total-cost performance. 

Direct PFEP, AVL and BOM data — including the compressor-overhaul BOM. 

Leadership 

Coach and develop the team; align field service, planning, factories, Commercial Parts and suppliers around one availability plan. 
 

Minimum Requirements: 

• 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  

Preferred Requirements:  

• Aftermarket service-parts or spare-parts planning and supplier-performance management at scale.