Responsibilities: 

Business Partnering 

• Engages and collaborates with business teams for regional procurement and governance 

• Is an escalation point to resolve stakeholder issues within the regional team 

• Educates the business on procurement processes and governance 

• Recommends enhancements to the Source to Pay process and systems 

Resource Management (people, finances etc.) 

• Will provide management updates on supplier performance and team productivity 

• Is an escalation point for the team for solving resource/budgetary issues 

• Contributes and/or is responsible for resource planning (people, finances etc.) activities 

Negotiations 

• Partners intra-regionally with business leaders, and other key stakeholders to execute capital and operational purchases that deliver cost savings, reduce supplier lead times, and improve vendor performance 

• Ensures appropriate supply agreements are in place and guides internal teams how to monitor adherence to the terms of the agreement 

• Aligns with internal customers regarding best negotiation positions and provide stakeholders with a balanced view of contract risk and liabilities 

• Directly engages suppliers at the appropriate levels to influence the best outcome for Equinix that exceeds the business requirements  

Procurement Strategy 

• Utilizes a global perspective in the execution of procurement strategy within the region 

• Develops a vendor management strategy to “right size” the supply strategy for the region 

• Develops, communicates, and executes against global procurement strategies and best practices for the region 

• Establishes and delivers procurement goals, metrics, and work plans to meet operational objectives 

• Contributes for spend category management strategies and action plans 

• Monitors and maintains full industry and market knowledge of equipment, suppliers, best practices, competitive landscape, etc. 

• Communicate and collaborate with all key stakeholders to ensure alignment of the overall strategy 

• Communicate and implement strategy effectively throughout the relevant regional procurement teams 

• Lead the regional procurement teams to implement procurement strategy effectively throughout region across the relevant categories 

Cost Savings 

• Drives and delivers cost savings opportunities aligned with organizational commitments 

• Develops cost savings proposals and interacts closely with suppliers, and internal customers, to achieve the cost savings 

• Creates and maintains cost forecasts (reduction or increase) and cost-tracking for the region 

Supplier Management 

• Leads the end-to-end supplier management process 

• Builds and maintains supplier relationships and drives improvement in the areas of cost, risk, and quality 

• Identify and mitigate supplier risks in the areas of financial, capacity, location, single sole source, spend, and revenue, etc. 

• Educates suppliers on the mechanics of doing business with Equinix 

• Identifies and resolves various supplier management problems 

• Supports selection of new suppliers 

• Acts as point of escalation for suppliers when needed 

Contract Management 

• Responsible for all relevant documentation execution including contract SOW signature, supplier certification including insurance & ISO documents 

• Partners with Legal on the contract lifecycle 

• Works with business partners to develop and agree SOW, business, and commercial requirements 

• Negotiates contract details with suppliers 

• Manages business requirements for Order Management 

• Initiates supplier creation where applicable in the Source to Pay systems 

Minimum qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience 

• 5 years of relevant experience in procurement management, supply chain management, category management or consulting.  

• Strong skills in negotiation and influence skills 

• Goal and team-oriented, proactive, and willing to learn & improve 

• Flexibility and fast adaptation to changing environment 

Preferred qualifications 

• Master’s degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA 

• Demonstrated experience with large-scale industrial engineering and construction programs, preferably data centers 

• Experience in commodity or supply chain management, and contract management 

• Experience working with Office Package, Power BI, Coupa, Anaplan