About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Vantage knows that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team. As a Global company, we look for Global perspectives and stories. We seek to build balanced teams from all walks of life. We encourage applications from students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to be a part of the Vantage Team!

Procurement Department

The Procurement team is responsible for the management of delivering data centers from conception through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, Development, and Engineering along the way. Procurement also works closely with partner contractors to come up with a vertically integrated design and manages these partners to deliver the projects on schedule and budget.  Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight.  One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our technical staff is given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process.  When compared to external resources, our internal team can align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals.  This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high- impact decisions and even more impactful results.

Position Overview

Vantage is looking for a self-starting Supply Chain & Procurement Intern to help drive the Procurement Department process and daily task efforts across several ongoing projects and vendors. In this internship program you will have the opportunity to work closely with a team that manages Owner Furnished Contractor Installed Equipment across the globe. 

In this role, you will be responsible for obtaining vendors’ technical submittals, maintaining product specifications, coordinating technical responses and deliveries, working with the Procurement team to ensure specifications are adhered to in accordance with our company process, monitoring and managing contracts, preparing status and tracking reports, and support the Procurement Analysts, Managers, and Director in their daily tasks. Regular collaboration and coordination is required with our supply chain partners and internal teams such as Engineering, Operations, as well as multiple Construction Management Teams. 

Essential Job Functions

• Help develop and maintain record keeping and reports for the business.

• Assist in analyzing vendors quotes, change order and submittals.

• Drive project-level tasks and milestones assigned by the project management team.

• Work with construction teams to ensure spare parts, equipment warranties, service programs are properly tracked  and included in turnover package to Operations.

• Assist in the management and support equipment inventory planning efforts and forecasting.

• Place Purchase Orders utilizing financial and construction management software.

Duties

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure clarity of the specifications and operational requirements.

• Work with the finance and compliance to ensure all purchases have appropriately been costed to a project.

• Help coordinate the approval and release of the necessary equipment per construction schedule.

• Support open and transparent communication with project teams for project delivery success.

• Assist in the management and support equipment inventory planning efforts and forecasting.

Job Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year university pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar field.

• Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior status

• Minimum GPA requirement – 3.0

• Previous Internship experience preferred.

• Interest in Data Centers, commercial, or industrial equipment

• Knowledge of basic electrical and mechanical engineering concepts is strongly preferred.

• Some knowledge of the construction process and/or project management is preferred.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam (or other PDF Editors) and aptitu