Senior Procurement Manager

A Snapshot 

As Senior Procurement Manager based in our HQ in Sydney, you will report to the Associate Director – Sourcing & Execution in Singapore and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:  

• You will join a diverse team and collaborate with talented people across AirTrunk to help us deliver data centre capacity with speed and scale in the APJ region.
• You will take ownership of the end-to-end procurement process ensuring on time and flawless execution of RFPs till contract award. 
• You will have the opportunity to identify, formulate and implement ideas that would contribute to more efficient delivery.  

Your Day to Day   

• Manage the procurement of various categories within the CAPEX domain within Australia 
• Develop, execute and monitor to ensure on-time execution of tenders across multiple countries from supplier on-boarding, RFx initiation, pre-tender briefings, post-tender interviews and clarifications, proposal evaluations, negotiations, supplier recommendations till contract award 
• Achieve efficiencies through bidding, negotiation and strategic initiatives 
• Develop, lead and maintain measurable performance metrics including reporting tendering status, spend analysis, forecasting, lifecycle cost savings etc 
• Identify and onboard new vendors to ensure a reliable and robust supply chain in new and existing markets 
• Understand customer requirements to establish and implement a robust procurement plan that deliver value to the business 
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns across categories and work with Category managers with a longer-term view 
• Work collaboratively with Category Managers to innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle 
• Identify best practices or issues and implement solutions to ultimately improve procurement service delivery and strengthen stakeholders’ partnerships 
• Collaborate with suppliers to promote sustainable practices that reduces environmental impact and enhance social responsibility 
• Ensure procurement practices adhere to AirTrunk’s sustainability policies and target 
• Facilitate compliance with AirTrunk's supplier qualification process 
• Provide inputs to support Supply Chain's optimization of the logistics function 
• Partner with Supply Chain to build up materials management systems, processes, and tools 
• Support the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program through the development and scoring of supplier commercial performance KPIs, attending Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) and delivering on any assigned action items  

Requirements   

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Contract/Cost Management or Business Administration from an accredited university 
• 8+ years’ of relevant experience in a performing procurement related work, contract negotiation and bidding, with 5+ years managing CAPEX categories preferably in the Data Centre space 
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, work with multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple functions to manage complex projects within cost and schedule to deliver results 
• Demonstrated ability to implement category strategies, develop pricing models, to influence and execute effectively across an organization 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 
• Highly proficient in MS Office 
• Some domestic travel may be required (25%)