Procurement Manager

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Job Description

Your role

Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, the position will lead and/ or support strategic sourcing opportunities and other initiatives in the areas of supply chain and procurement.

What you'll do

• Management of strategic sourcing for assigned categories or products/ services. Align with key stakeholders to drive savings and/ or value improvements through sourcing and negotiation
• Oversight of all procurement and supply chain activities related to assigned categories or suppliers
• Coordinate and Forecast equipment requirements based on construction schedule in alignment with Design, Engineering, and Construction
• Support supply chain improvements through strategic sourcing, process improvements, and supplier management
• Organize and manage supplier contracts
• Track and report supply chain savings, comparing actuals to target
• Track and report supplier key performance indicators
• Coordinate KPI surveys with internal stakeholders in support of the Strategic Supplier Management program
• Support effort to make the procure-to-pay process more efficient
• Support new technology implementations related to Supply Chain & Procurement

What you'll need

• Strong experience in strategic sourcing and procurement for highly technical operations and capital equipment
• Successful track record in procuring, negotiating and contracting across different categories
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, or supply chain.
• Outstanding data analysis skills, and the ability to effectively communicate the results of analysis to executive level management
• Experience with Cross-Functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, and Supplier Relationship Management
• Experience with procurement and inventory management modules in Oracle and/or SAP preferred

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.