Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, construction, and commissioning to communicate quality risks, resolve stakeholder issues, and ensure on-time delivery of high-quality MCE products.
Provide updates on supplier performance, manage team growth, set goals, and resolve resource/budget issues.
Align and drive quality improvement activities to improve predictability, responsiveness, and delivered quality.
Perform 8D failure analysis to execute corrective actions with demonstrated preventative solutions.
Enable execution of capital purchases to achieve cost savings, improve vendor performance, and ensure supply agreements compliance.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Commissioning team and Suppliers to drive Root Cause Analysis and implement lessons learnt.
Conduct frequent inspections of supplier production facilities and align production line metrics and audits to field performance.
Drive cost reduction initiatives, maintain forecasts, and track and improve cost of poor quality.
Work directly with suppliers managing Delivered quality of complex Power and Mechanical infrastructure systems to solve product quality and process issues.
Build supplier relationships, mitigate risks, resolve issues, and support new supplier selection.
Ensure KPIs, manage people and financial resources, and apply project management methodologies.

Bachelor’s in technical/engineering or equivalent experience
10+ years Experience in one or more of the following: quality engineering, manufacturing quality engineering, supplier quality engineering, supplier management or Category Management
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Flexibility and adaptability
Ability to travel up to 50% if necessary.
Preferred: Master’s or MBA
Experience with large-scale industrial engineering/construction programs (e.g., data centers)

Employee Assistance Program
Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge.

Senior Manager, Major Capital Equipment Procurement

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