Procurement Manager, Data Center and Connectivity Domain
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Procurement Manager managing contracts, suppliers, sourcing, and savings for Gcore’s global data center and connectivity infrastructure. Coordinating cross-functional procurement operations and supplier performance.
Responsibilities:
- Own the full contract lifecycle from market engagement and negotiation through execution, supplier onboarding, and performance tracking
- Ensure timely renewals, renegotiations, and proactive contract management to avoid service disruptions
- Drive contract compliance, enforce SLAs, and implement corrective actions
- Maintain a contract calendar covering renewals, extensions, and savings opportunities
- Manage sourcing activities, including RFx preparation, supplier evaluation, and award recommendations
- Maintain a repository of existing and potential service providers
- Lead supplier onboarding and coordinate internal stakeholders for timely service implementation
- Ensure procurement transactions comply with internal policies and are properly documented
- Support and coordinate the procurement team’s operational workload
- Track, validate, and report cost savings from renegotiations and sourcing
- Identify total-cost-of-ownership optimization opportunities
- Collaborate with legal, finance, operations, and technical teams
- Recommend and implement procurement process improvements
- Contribute to sourcing strategies for key service categories
- Develop, implement, and track procurement KPIs
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in data center, colocation, cloud infrastructure, telecom, or related industries
- Understanding of colocation and data center services
- Strong communication and relationship management skills
- Ability to manage multiple sourcing requests simultaneously
- Strong organizational and coordination skills
- Commercial awareness and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive, relationship-driven approach to market engagement and supplier management
- Existing relationships with colocation providers or data center operators preferred
- Experience supporting infrastructure sourcing or colocation sales activities preferred
- Familiarity with major global data center markets preferred
- Exposure to enterprise or large-scale infrastructure environments preferred
- Experience in customer-facing or commercially focused infrastructure roles preferred
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid or remote work options, depending on your role
- Work from anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per year
- Private medical insurance for you and your family*
- Extra paid vacation and sick leave days*
- Support for life’s important moments and celebrations
- Language courses
- Modern, welcoming offices with snacks, drinks, and entertainment*
- Team sports and social activities*
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