Data Center Market Development Senior Manager

Buyer II

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Own the global strategy to develop “where to play” and “how to win” plans by combining deep market and customer insights with knowledge of products and go-to-market strengths.</li><li>Gather and synthesize actionable market and application knowledge, including products, competitors, market trends, technology roadmaps, and regulations.</li><li>Deliver growth plans covering both strategic (long-term trajectory) and tactical (6–12 months action plans) horizons, and lead the implementation of those plans.</li><li>Identify, assess, and execute value-creation opportunities across growth vectors, including commercial go-to-market, market and portfolio expansion (organic or inorganic), strategic partnerships, and acquisitions.</li><li>Source contacts within target customer functions to support sales teams in creating initial footholds for customer development, including qualification, specification, and commercial negotiations.</li><li>Co-own (with sales) the customer strategy and revenue/new opportunity pipeline within the Data Center industry. Drive pipeline growth in partnership with sales and marketing teams through value proposition development, communication, and sales coverage optimization.</li><li>Maximize opportunity pipeline conversion by participating in pipeline reviews, providing input into major project proposals and quotes to enhance win rates, and supporting sales and product management teams with customer presentations for major opportunities.</li><li>Partner with marketing teams to develop and execute initiatives that position the organization as a leader and trusted advisor to customers through content such as whitepapers, webinars, tradeshows, and other technical marketing activities.</li><li>Monitor market evolution and innovations, providing structured support, scanning, and insights into near- and far-adjacent future market opportunities. Keep key stakeholders updated on trends and translate insights into actionable growth and market share expansion plans.</li><li>Act as the champion for the Data Center market by setting direction, driving investment decisions, ensuring sharing of learnings across regions, and positioning the organization to succeed in the market.</li><li>Facilitate cross-region sharing of learnings and market trends and advise on global and regional strategy.</li></ul> Key Objectives / Measurements <ul><li>Development of a strategy to win target market segments, including application roadmaps and plans for portfolio expansion into product adjacencies through partnerships or acquisitions.</li><li>Identification of substantiated growth opportunities and pipeline, including the number and quality of product &amp; technology roadmaps and strength of M&amp;A pipeline.</li><li>Revenue growth, market share gains, and margin expansion in the Data Center market.</li></ul> Requirements: Qualifications and Experience <ul><li>Minimum 10 years of experience in strategy, strategic business/market development, or product management roles at leading companies in Renewables, Utilities, or Industrial sectors.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, or Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.</li><li>Deep understanding of the Data Center market and broader industry landscape, including key players, current and future trends, and growth vectors. Prior working experience in the Data Center business is preferred (e.g., hyperscale/colocation data center owners, OEMs, electrical contractors, or extensive networks within these companies).</li><li>Demonstrated success with strategic and market analytical processes, including market segmentation, strategic planning, competitive analysis, market research, new product development and launch, and strategic marketing.</li><li>Strong teamwork and leadership skills; proven ability to deliver results in cross-functional and cross-cultural environments.</li><li>Ability to influence individuals at all organizational levels.</li><li>Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to convey complex topics effectively to cross-cultural and functional audiences, including senior executives.</li><li>Willingness to travel up to 50% for industry conferences, customer visits, and organizational meetings.</li><li>Professional working proficiency in English.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Support migration of Indirect Procurement processes from other Global countries to Alabang and prepare Indirect Procurement related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)</li><li>Become a Subject Matter Expert for Indirect Procurement related topics</li><li>Handle and resolve escalated procurement processing issues</li><li>Answer and resolve suppliers, stakeholders and AP queries to ensure timely resolution&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain supplier master data information in relevant systems</li><li>Ensure proper processing of PR’s and PO’s</li><li>Perform compliance checks&nbsp;</li><li>Expedite POs&nbsp;</li><li>Answer tickets (Procurement Helpdesk)</li><li>Manage invoice pricing issues</li><li>Create, maintain Info Record &amp; source lists</li><li>Spot Buy / Requisition Based Sourcing</li><li>Execute all procurement activities in-scope</li><li>Prepare and process eRFQ’s</li><li>Smaller Contract (value/complexity) negotiation &amp; execution&nbsp;</li><li>Execution of Projects assigned by Commodity Management&nbsp;</li><li>Desk Research and Price Comparison</li><li>Supplier training on tools</li><li>End-user Trainings</li><li>Savings reporting</li><li>Maintain communication with suppliers, stakeholders and other Indirect Procurement members</li><li>Execute periodically PR/PO audit queries or upon request KPI’s measurements</li><li>Ensure compliance with applicable company policies&nbsp;</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine</li><li>Support robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures and processes</li><li>Build relationship with key stakeholders including suppliers</li><li>Support local BU owners, Function representatives or other Procurement team members to solve issues in a timely manner,</li><li>Build strong relationship with key stakeholders,</li><li>Attend team meetings and trainings as required.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)</li><li>Previous experience in shared service environment</li><li>Good of MS office; very good Excel and other relevant tools for the function</li><li>SAP PR2, S/4</li><li>Good communication skills&nbsp;</li><li>Very good English language skills in speech and writing + additional language on top of Filipino</li><li>preferred (Chinese, Spanish, German, French, etc.)</li><li>Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred</li><li>Good command of other languages is a very important asset</li></ul>

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