Procurement Director

Yondr is a disruptor. We challenge convention and simplify complexity. A global developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers, we deliver complex data center capacity needs for the world’s largest tech companies. Our exponential growth sees us looking for extraordinary people to help accelerate us towards our vision: a tomorrow without constraints.

About the Role

Yondr understands that in a market where supply chain resources are scarce and current supply chain partners are often working beyond safe levels of capacity and competence, a strategy needs to be in place that will create a strategic supply chain providing stable, predictable, and scalable “Best in Class” delivery to match the significant global growth ambitions of Yondr. To do this, our supply chain must be in constant review and assessed to ensure new and existing supply chain partners are fit for this purpose on both a regional and global basis. Based upon performance, strategic relationships are formed with partners over a long-term committed basis.

This role will help set and manage the Key Performance Indicators that will be utilized to measure the performance of our supply chain and the Quarterly and Annual Business reviews that will ensure proper consistent management of our relationships with our strategic partners. Yondr is therefore recruiting for a role to develop, lead and support the Procurement of General contractors and OFCI Equipment and other business operational requirements. This role is critical to support the Design, Construction & Operation of all our assets so that projects are delivered on time and of the highest quality to operate the Assets to their required levels of service for 15-20 years.

To be successful, this role will require significant collaboration and integration with other key supply chain partners including but not limited to Design Consultants, General Contractors and their associated MEPH subcontractors, Commissioning Consultants and Tenants, to ensure at all stages of the procurement process we are procuring plant and equipment that meets all of Yondr’s needs. It is also imperative that all Yondr supply chain partners have the correct QA/QC processes, procedures, and systems in place to ensure projects and products are delivered “right first time”. This role will drive this consistency of approach and validation of our supply chain to meet the high standards set by Yondr.

This role will therefore be the conduit between Procurement as a central function and the D&C and Operations teams. This role needs to constantly monitor the forecast workload ambitions of Yondr on both a long-term and short-term basis and ensure OFCI equipment is being procured to meet the schedule demands of all our projects globally. This person must be experienced in Risk Management and play a key part in pre-emptively avoiding risks wherever possible but also assist in mitigating or removing the impact of any risks that are encountered in the procurement and delivery of OFCI equipment both off site (at the manufacturing and assembly plants of the suppliers) and on site.

This role will be responsible for developing the Yondr cost base and managing the cost to ensure we create effective budgets that reflect competitive market pricing levels and deliver all new assets to budget. It is imperative to work together with the supply chain and appointed cost consultants to look ahead and understand potential market impacts such as inflation, commodity cost pressures, supply shortages, transport restrictions, lead times and other areas of potential risks we need to be aware of to ensure we can inform and escalate to the business in advance and develop & present cost mitigation strategies.

This role will ensure that Scope Of Works documents issued to vendors during an RFP process are fully reflective of all works necessary to be undertaken by the vendor on a Fixed Price Lump Sum basis and that all Lessons Learned on previous works have been incorporated where necessary. Yondr promotes Innovation, “Best in Class” practices and Continuous Improvement and this role will be responsible for ensuring we capture and manage Lessons Learned for every project, ensuring these lessons are captured in all future processes, procedures and systems and project delivery.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support Procurement strategy development for General Contractors & OFCI on each Project.
• Lock step with D&C and Operations for all RFP processes.
• Develop, agree and maintain RFP documentation in accordance with Yondr Governance.
• Develop Cost Base and cost Management process to Support Projects budgeting & forecasting.
• Develop Scope of Work documents that ensure Lump Sum Fixed Price submissions from vendors with no scope gaps.
• Report monthly inflations.
• Manage Relationships – incl QBRs.
• Manage Performance Reviews – KPIs & SLAs.
• Manage process of developing MSAs with selected Partners.
• Ensure correct management of Risk and lessons learned registers.
• Develop and Implement Supplier Partnership Programme.
• Maintain Yondr Procurement policy and Supplier code of conduct.
• Ensure we have a robust supply chain that will successfully support future workload.
• Ensure procurement activities will meet the Project Baseline Schedule.
• Ensure procurement governance is aligned with Yondr Governance for each project.
• Develop Yondr’s annual Supplier conference.

Qualifications and experience:

• Experience working within Hyper DC sector.
• Understanding of DC Construction requirements and processes.
• Understanding of the OFCI equipment manufacturing processes.
• Ability to build meaningful supplier relationships, internal and externally focused.
• End to end management of the OFCI procurement process.

At Yondr, we want to enhance the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging of our workforce to reflect the world we live in. Our roles are potential opportunities for everyone; all interested parties, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, or gender, are welcome to apply. We ensure all candidates have equitable access and consideration throughout the hiring process. Yondr is committed to fostering a welcoming, safe and inclusive work environment. We provide support through our benefits, which are inclusive of all backgrounds.