Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avicado is a technology consultancy focused on enhancing clients' experiences through cloud-based tools. They are seeking a Managing Consultant for Equipment & Connectivity Controls to act as a liaison between various stakeholders and ensure the successful procurement and management of equipment and materials in large-scale data center programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for equipment and material vendors across multiple programs
- Coordinate equipment and connectivity material procurement activities and reporting
- Monitor vendor performance, material availability, and fulfillment commitments
- Partner with suppliers, procurement teams, and project stakeholders to identify and mitigate supply chain risks
- Support material ordering activities and review equipment and connectivity material gaps
- Coordinate inventory rebalancing activities, including move orders and inventory reclassification efforts
- Manage equipment and material control processes to ensure accurate demand planning and inventory visibility
- Maintain alignment between connectivity and equipment demand signals
- Coordinate fulfillment gap response activities across campuses and stakeholders
- Track material variances, delays, and supply chain impacts while communicating risks to leadership
- Support equipment lifecycle tracking from demand planning through deployment
- Develop, maintain, and improve business intelligence reporting and dashboards
- Perform data quality (DQ) checks and troubleshoot discrepancies across systems of record
- Monitor dashboard health and reporting automation processes
- Build and maintain automated data workflows and reporting solutions
- Analyze equipment and material metrics to support business decisions and operational planning
- Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve reporting, data validation, and operational efficiency
- Coordinate cross-functional meetings and follow-up actions with vendors, construction teams, planners, and business stakeholders
- Develop and maintain business requirement documents (BRDs), SOPs, and operational documentation
- Support program governance through status reporting, metrics tracking, and risk management
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting accuracy, and vendor performance
- Create and maintain training materials and knowledge resources to support team scalability and consistency
- Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Manage program documentation, knowledge bases, and team wiki content
- Support document control and technical writing initiatives
- Ensure consistent documentation standards across vendor and material control processes
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and day-to-day guidance to project coordinators, analysts, and junior consultants supporting equipment and material controls initiatives
- Establish priorities, assign work, and ensure timely completion of deliverables across the team
- Review team outputs for quality, accuracy, and consistency before delivery to clients and stakeholders
- Support onboarding, training, and professional development of team members
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
- Lead team meetings, facilitate knowledge sharing, and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders
- Escalate resource constraints, risks, and performance concerns while proactively developing mitigation plans
- Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point for internal teams, vendors, and client stakeholders
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in supply chain operations, material controls, vendor management, program management, or related disciplines
- 2+ years of experience leading teams, mentoring staff, or managing cross-functional programs
- Demonstrated experience managing competing priorities across multiple stakeholders and programs
- Proven ability to influence teams and drive outcomes without direct authority
- Experience leading process improvement initiatives and driving organizational change
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center, telecommunications, or mission-critical infrastructure programs
- Experience with Primavera P6, SmartBOM, SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems
- Knowledge of equipment procurement and owner-furnished equipment (OFE) processes
- Experience leveraging AI tools for reporting, documentation, workflow automation, or process improvement
- Familiarity with material forecasting, fulfillment planning, and inventory optimization
- Experience supporting global vendor and supplier programs
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Remote work
- Philanthropic Matching Gift Program
- Competitive benefits
- Remote work experiences
- Flexible work arrangements
- Various career development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
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