Senior Director - Global Supply Chain

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NTT GDC is offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Director - Global Supply Chain (m/f/d). The Global Senior Director of supply chain is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the supply chain for Data Center construction, aligning with business objectives. This role involves planning, implementing, and managing all logistical activities and procedures within the supply chain. You will develop strategies and tools to mitigate supply chain impacts, including production planning, purchasing and vendor selection. Additionally, the position requires evaluating the organization's supply chain performance against projected costs and timelines and coordinating activities across NTT GDC stakeholders. This position requires a leader with deep expertise in supply chain management, a strong understanding of the construction industry and the ability to manage complex global operations.

This is a full time hybrid permanent position.

What you will do

• Lead and manage a global team responsible for the supply chain management of construction services and equipment for Data Center projects
• Develop and execute a global supply chain strategy that aligns with company goals and support the efficient delivery of construction projects
• Develop and manage strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize costs, improve quality and ensure the timely delivery of construction materials and equipment
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers and vendors, securing the best terms and conditions for the company
• Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain, including potential disruptions, supplier issues, and market fluctuations
• Lead post-project reviews to assess supply chain performance and identify areas for improvement
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on supply chain performance, risks, and opportunities
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency and accountability within the supply chain team
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to supply chain and measure actual performance against these KPIs
• Build an analytics-based approach to support executive briefings and decision making along with managing complex data and dashboard outputs
• Addresses issues (e.g. change orders, late deliveries, disputes, invoice accuracy, etc) with suppliers

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or relevant field (Master's degree preferred)
• Extensive demonstrated procurement and supply chain management required (preferably in a management role)
• Knowledge in best practice procurement processes, negotiating terms and pricing, cost reduction, supplier qualifications, vendor selections and logistics
• Must have overall expertise in Data Center construction
• Superior communication and analytical skills to prepare product demand forecasts and inventory management to best meet company strategic plan and roadmaps
• Proven facilitation skills between supplier and Buyer's Agent
• Proven history of year-over-year (YOY) cost and/or time to market (TTM) reductions through continual improvement or innovation

What we offer you

• An agile company culture with short decision-making paths and plenty of opportunities to show personal initiative
• Allowance for the use of public transport and job bikes
• Allowance for the use of sports facilities and a company gym
• Allowance for lunch
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Numerous other additional benefits such as birthday vouchers, employee advisory program, employee referral scheme, company events and much more

We look forward to hearing from you!

About the Global Data Centers division of NTT Ltd.
Global Data Centers is a division of NTT Ltd. Our global platform is one of the largest in the world. NTT is ranked as one of the top three leaders worldwide by IDC in their Colocation and Interconnection Services MarketScape, spanning more than 20 countries and regions including North America, Europe, Africa, India and APAC.

As a neutral operator, we offer access to multiple cloud providers, a large variety of Internet Exchanges and telecommunication network providers including our own IPv6 compliant, tier 1 global IP network. Our clients benefit from tailored infrastructure and experience consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our reliable, scalable and customizable data centers.

Working for Global Data Centers EMEA
We are one of the leading and largest data center provider and for more than 20 years we have been supporting our clients from a wide variety of industries with our talented team of nearly 900 people (m/f/d). Today, we are designing and operating 18 data center locations across 160,000 sqm in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, in the Netherlands and in Great Britain and expanding into further markets. Our people come from a variety of industries and work together to find the best solution for every challenge. Due to the diversity of backgrounds our people (m/f/d) come from, the ability to work in teams and good communication skills are very important to us.

As a performance-oriented company, we value expert knowledge and people who want to shape the future. We are growing internationally and offer our people (m/f/d) the opportunity to work worldwide within the NTT Group if they are suitably qualified and interested.

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