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At Equinix, we make the internet work faster, better, and more reliably. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving hard problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, try new approaches, and grow in new directions. Our culture is at the heart of our success and it’s our authentic, humble, gritty people who craft The Magic of Equinix. They share a real passion for winning and put the customer at the center of everything they do. 

If you are looking to join a company that can offer long term career opportunities on a global scale backed by a positive, and high energy culture, then Equinix is the place for you!

Under Global leadership, the Regional Procurement Senior Specialist manages multiple and complex categories for Major Capital Equipment (MCE), with cross-functional and regionally diverse scope. Accountable for building and creating the category plan and managing the plan closely with leadership. The incumbent will support both regional and global category management and procurement functions. 

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
• Understands stakeholder needs and builds effective relationships.
• Demonstrates influencing skills to achieve solutions and dealing with challenging stakeholder situations.
• Educates the business on procurement processes and governance
• Overcommunicates when in doubt

Resource Management

Will provide management updates on supplier performance

• Is an escalation point for the team for solving resource/budgetary issues
• Applies a range of approaches to planning and gathering information in which to develop/facilitate/lead more complex Business Cases, plans and schedules (i.e. ROI)Will problem solve resource/budgetary issues with internal teams and external suppliers and conclude disputes successfully and independently

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
• Supports appropriate supply agreements and monitors 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

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
• Has an in-depth technical knowledge of all Equinix products/processes
• 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
• Approach to risk management spans projects level up to strategic risk management where required 
  When faced with issues applies lateral thinking and analyses available information to solve problems and engages with teams to resolve
• 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, program management, and contract management
• Experience working with Office Package, Power BI, Coupa, Anaplan