At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead procurement activities and develop strategies for a growing data centre business.
- Company: Join an ambitious European data centre organisation with a fresh procurement function.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work autonomously and engage with senior stakeholders in a dynamic setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your procurement skills.
- Qualifications: Strong procurement experience and excellent negotiation skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
We are partnering with a rapidly growing European Data Centre business to recruit a Procurement Manager to join their newly created Procurement team. This is a broad procurement role supporting a rapidly growing data centre operator. The successful candidate must be comfortable operating across multiple indirect procurement categories and flexing to the needs of the business. The role is an individual contributor reporting to the Head of Procurement and is intended to create immediate capacity across the procurement function.
We are looking for someone who can independently lead procurement activity from strategy through to contract execution. The successful candidate should be capable of operating with minimal supervision and be comfortable working directly with senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading end-to-end sourcing and tender activities across multiple categories - M&E, Hard FM, Capex, Prof Services, Consultancy, Operations.
- Developing commercial strategies and negotiation plans.
- Managing complex supplier negotiations and contract mark-ups.
- Supporting business stakeholders with sourcing strategy and supplier engagement.
- Building greater visibility of supplier spend, renewals and procurement pipeline.
- Driving supplier governance, performance management, and relationship management.
- Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation and commercial improvement.
- Ability to operate autonomously.
Experience required:
- Strong procurement experience with strong strategic sourcing capability.
- Experience within infrastructure, engineering, construction, facilities management, utilities, manufacturing, or other asset-intensive environments.
- Excellent commercial negotiation and contract management skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement with the confidence to influence senior operational and technical leaders.
- Experience operating in fast-paced organisations where procurement has been growing or transforming.
- MCIPS qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous.
Head Office is central London - 1-2 days a week.
Please use the site buttons to Apply. If you would like to know more about this Procurement Manager opportunity, please call Craig Gallagher on +44 (0)1403 248448.
Procurement Manager - FM, Capex, M&E in London employer: Beaumont Select Ltd
Join a dynamic and rapidly growing European data centre organisation that is committed to innovation and sustainability. As a Procurement Manager, you will thrive in a collaborative hybrid work environment in central London, where your expertise will directly influence strategic procurement initiatives. With a strong focus on employee development and a culture that values autonomy and initiative, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of procurement within a forward-thinking company.
