NPDI Procurement Lead (Microgrids)

Vertiv Corporation • Columbus, OH • 2h ago

Job Description

Role Summary

The NPDI Procurement Lead is the single point of contact for Procurement on assigned New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) projects. This role is responsible for establishing a resilient, cost-effective, and scalable supply chain for new products by driving early supplier engagement, sourcing strategy execution, and procurement readiness throughout the NPDI phase-and-gate process.

Acting as Procurement's primary representative within the Microgrids product line, this position partners closely with Engineering, Offering, Program Management, and Operations in ensuring products transition smoothly from development into production.

Key Responsibilities

NPDI Program Leadership and Cross-Functional Alignment

Own Procurement roadmap for all NPDI programs within the Microgrids product line globally.

Serve as the primary Procurement representative for assigned NPDI projects from early concept through production readiness.

Ensure procurement deliverables are planned, tracked, and executed in alignment with NPDI phase and gate requirements.

Represent Procurement at NPDI gate reviews, providing clear visibility into sourcing maturity, gaps, and mitigations.

Track and report key metrics such as cost, lead time, supplier performance, and launch readiness.

Partner closely with Engineering, Program Management, Commodity Management, Quality, and Operations teams to ensure sourcing strategies support overall project objectives.

Act as the primary escalation point for procurement-related risks impacting cost, schedule, or supply resilience.

Early Supplier Engagement and Sourcing Strategy

Engage proactively with Engineering to understand component requirements early in the design process.

Engage suppliers early to assess technical capability, capacity, cost drivers, and lead-time expectations.

Send early RFQs/RFPs ahead of design release and drive competitive bidding to achieve cost targets.

Facilitate collaboration between Engineering and suppliers to improve design for manufacturability, cost efficiency, and supply flexibility.

Establish strong supplier partnerships to drive innovation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

Ensure sourcing approaches align with established commodity strategies and preferred supplier frameworks.

Cost, Risk, and Supply Chain Readiness

Support proto@type, pilot, and pre-production builds, ensuring on-time availability of materials and services.

Ensure sourcing aligns with NPDI resilience expectations (multi-source, regional manufacturing, avoidance of single-point failures).

Use standardized BOM cost and risk tracking tools to maintain consistency and transparency.

Promote reuse of existing, qualified components and architectures where feasible to improve cost, availability, and time-to-market.

Drive sourcing maturity and readiness prior to product release to minimize disruption during ramp-up and production.

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