Procurement Manager (Data Center and Connectivity Domain)

What You'll Do:

Contract & Supplier Management

• Own the full contract lifecycle: from market engagement and negotiation through execution, supplier onboarding, and performance tracking.
• Ensure timely renewals, renegotiations, and proactive contract management to avoid service disruptions.
• Drive contract compliance, enforce service-level agreements (SLAs), and implement corrective actions where necessary.
• Maintain a contract calendar, ensuring timely action on renewals, extensions, and savings opportunities.

Tactical & Operational Procurement Execution

• Manage and oversee sourcing activities including RFx preparation, supplier evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Maintain an up-to-date repository of existing and potential service providers to enables prompt contractual execution.
• Lead supplier onboarding processes and coordinate with internal stakeholders to enable timely service implementation.
• Ensure procurement transactions are compliant with internal policies and documented properly.
• Support and coordinate the operational workload of the procurement team, prioritizing business-critical tasks.

Cost Control & Savings Delivery

• Track, validate, and report on cost savings achieved through contract renegotiations and sourcing efforts.
• Identify opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) without compromising service quality or timelines.

Cross-functional Alignment & Process Improvement

• Work closely with legal, finance, operations, and technical teams to align procurement activities with business and regulatory requirements.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance procurement cycle time, visibility, and efficiency.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of sourcing strategies for key service categories.
• Develop, implement and track Procurement KPIs.