Full job description

Overview:

As a Procurement Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients

The Opportunity:

In this role you will:

• Assist with the procurement and contract administration for a variety of contracts including architects, engineers, general contractors and equipment vendors
• Conduct prequalification and shortlisting of suppliers through bid analysis, making award recommendations
• Lead negotiations on pricing agreements with external partners using carefully prepared competitive benchmarking and trend analysis data
• Manage contract preparation, finalisation and administration with rigorous attention to detail
• Manage the onboarding of on-site supplier teams and foster a positive supplier relationship through expert liaison with site and vendor teams
• Create weekly reports and dashboards to monitor overall progress and identify any risk in the supply chain
• Create cost estimates and planning schedules for long lead equipment
• Develop, implement and manage supply chain strategies on a global scale
• Conduct production planning and supplier capacity modelling as required
• Develop relationships with new clients and involved in growth of procurement and supply chain business in region

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have grown your experience over 5 years in a procurement and supply chain management role within
  a data centre or construction environment
• Have previous experience with data centre OFCI equipment and RFPs
• Have an in-depth technical knowledge of power and cooling equipment
• Have a degree in a procurement or supply chain management related discipline
• Have an end-to-end knowledge of procurement and supply chain operations with international
  sourcing experience
• Are enthusiastic about being part of a global team, and able to flex your hours to engage across
  regions and time zones
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

About us:

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!