Key skills
Negotiation
About this role
Role Overview
- Manage and track annual DC & HW CapEx expenditure across assigned categories
- Ensure purchase orders, contracts, and invoices align with approved budgets
- Support forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis in coordination with finance
- Manage operational relationships with OEMs, vendors, and logistics partners
- Administer supplier agreements, SLAs, and commercial terms
- Coordinate lead times, delivery schedules, and cross-border logistics where required
- Lead or support negotiations for major procurement packages
- Execute pricing, commercial terms, and volume-based agreements
- Ensure negotiated savings are fully captured, tracked, and reported
- Deliver contribution toward annual cost optimization targets
- Identify savings opportunities through: Supplier consolidation, Specification optimization, Commercial term improvements
- Monitor supplier performance and cost drivers continuously.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or Finance
- Professional procurement certifications (CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent) preferred
- 6–10+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles
- Proven experience managing CapEx-driven procurement.
- Hands-on experience in DC, IT hardware, infrastructure, or mission-critical environments.
- Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated cost-saving outcomes.
- Solid understanding of contract administration and commercial terms.
- Familiarity with long lead-time equipment and complex supply chains.
Benefits
- Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.)
- Profitable operations, in addition to fast growth.
- Role that offers plenty of space to make a business-critical impact.
- Small yet mighty team challenging the status quo to positively impact the lives of many people.