Senior Manager Operations Procurement

4 weeks ago


Newport, Newport, United Kingdom Vantage Data Centers Full time

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is committed to fostering a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect, and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and strive to learn from each other's experiences.

We power, cool, protect, and connect the technology of the world's leading hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises. With a presence in North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, we have evolved data center design to deliver significant gains in reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

About Operations

The VDC Operations Department is responsible for delivering contractual SLAs to our customers, encompassing ownership of all activities within the data center, ensuring the health of mechanical and electrical systems, and managing building maintenance and projects affecting the operational data center.

About Procurement

The Development Procurement Team currently supports procurement for all Development Capex spend, excluding OFCI. As the team expands to support sites across EMEA, we seek an Operations Procurement Senior Manager to join the team and develop site management procurement strategies for maintenance, consultancy, snag remediation, small construction projects, site mobilization, and other areas of spend.

Position Overview

Reporting to the VP of Development Procurement, the Senior Manager will play a crucial role in developing and delivering site management procurement strategies for maintenance, consultancy, snag remediation, small construction projects, site mobilization, and other areas of spend. The Senior Manager will work closely with stakeholders and local markets to assess and understand business needs and develop effective site-specific procurement strategies that deliver on time, within budget, and to a high quality.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Work with key stakeholders to understand short and long-term site and regional requirements to develop and execute effective procurement strategies that enable site success.
  2. Develop a strong understanding of the local supplier market and identify strategic partners for VDC, building a resilient, responsive, and agile supply chain.
  3. Develop KPIs to measure vendor performance and support an effective strategic supplier management model.
  4. Develop strong partnerships with stakeholders to inform the site operations strategy and proactively engage the market based on pipeline.
  5. Identify and deliver cost savings opportunities.

Requirements

  1. Bachelor of Science degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or equivalent required.
  2. 8+ years of relevant supply chain experience as a customer or supplier in Data Center or complex infrastructure construction.
  3. Experience with developing and executing an Operations Procurement strategy across multiple regions.
  4. Strong inter-personal skills with excellent stakeholder management.
  5. Excellent organisational skills.
  6. Strong knowledge of procurement, commercial, and negotiating techniques along with standard construction contract terms & conditions.
  7. Strong knowledge of local markets, with an established network.
  8. Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines.
  9. Ability to lead and engage people in a fast-changing environment to achieve results through others.
  10. Assertive and confident, able to quickly build a high level of personal and professional credibility within the business and customer base, demonstrating strong commercial and financial acumen.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other's strengths and respecting each other's weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above-market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training, and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.



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