Equinix

Regional Procurement Senior Specialist

Posted 24 November 2023
LocationSingapore
Job type Permanent
ReferenceJR-140997

Company's Benefits

  • Flexible Working Arrangements

    Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Equal Pay Initiatives

    Equal Pay Initiatives

  • Mentorship Program

    Mentorship Program

  • Leadership Development Program

    Leadership Development Program

  • Paid Parental Leave

    Paid Parental Leave

  • Return to Work Policy

    Return to Work Policy

  • Childcare Facilities

    Childcare Facilities

  • Breastfeeding Rooms

    Breastfeeding Rooms

  • Sponsorship Program

    Sponsorship Program

  • Coaching Program

    Coaching Program

  • Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

    Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

  • Internal Women's Networking Group

    Internal Women's Networking Group

Job Description

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Regional Procurement Senior Specialist

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.  

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

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Job Summary

Equinix is building a Regional Procurement team and we are looking for a Senior Specialist who will be responsible for leading the supply chain execution for the selected region and Major Capital Equipment category. This role oversees supplier and internal communication as well as project execution. 

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Responsibilities

Business Partnering 

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

  • Leads the procurement execution initiatives 

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

  • Educates the business on procurement processes and governance 

  • Recommends enhancements to the process and systems  

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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   

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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 regional 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   

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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  

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Supplier Management 

  • Leads the end-to-end supplier management process 

  • Ensures vendor performance is consistent with agreed contract parameters and acts as point of escalation for suppliers when needed 

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

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

  • Conducts inventory analysis and produces forecast plans, providing assessments and recommendations based on the data

  • Executes and shares demand forecasts with suppliers 

  • Administrates RFX's, consistent with Category Management strategy 

  • Contributes to key suppliers' quarterly business reviews (QBRs)  

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Contract Management 

  • Responsible for all relevant documentation execution for the selected region 

  • Partners with Legal on the contract lifecycle 

  • Negotiates contract details with suppliers 

  • Manages business requirements for Order Management 

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

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Qualifications

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

  • Master of end-to-end Procurement Process, purchase to pay (e.g. Ariba, Coupa, SAP) and documentation process 

  • Strong communication and influence skills 

  • Goal and team-oriented, proactive, willing to learn, challenge the status quo and implement changes 

  • Flexible and adaptable to a fast-changing environment 

  • Ability to manage working stress 

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Preferred Qualifications

  • University Degree; Master's degree or MBA preferred

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

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

  • Knowledge in Low Voltage Equipment or Building Management System 

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