Equinix

Regional Procurement Specialist

Posted 15 March 2023
LocationIndia
Job type Permanent
ReferenceJR-134310

Company's Benefits

  • Paid Parental Leave

    Paid Parental Leave

  • Return to Work Policy

    Return to Work Policy

  • Childcare Facilities

    Childcare Facilities

  • Flexible Working Arrangements

    Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Mentorship Program

    Mentorship Program

  • Breastfeeding Rooms

    Breastfeeding Rooms

  • Sponsorship Program

    Sponsorship Program

  • Leadership Development Program

    Leadership Development 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

  • Equal Pay Initiatives

    Equal Pay Initiatives

Job Description

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Regional Procurement 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.

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We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of consecutive quarterly 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.  

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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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*As of Quarter 4 2022

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Job Summary

Equinix is building a Regional Procurement team and we are looking for a Regional Procurement Specialist/Senior Analyst to support end-to-end procurement services for Regional Project Executions. As Regional Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the daily procurement tasks lead by Regional Procurement Managers in APAC. 

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Responsibilities

Business Support 

  • Support Market Intelligence Exercise in APAC

  • Support Budgeting Exercise and end to end RFQ Exercise (e.g., E-sourcing and PO)

  • Support Contract Execution in APAC via E-Sign and/or Wet Signature including PR/PO processes

  • Support Delivery Tracking process

  • Support Benchmarking, Business Review process

  • Minutes of meeting taking, distribution and follow up with the respective action parties

  • Assist on any ad-hoc tasks assigned

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Order Management 

  • Ensure purchase requisition documentation is properly executed (i.e. Contracts signed), quotes remain valid, and/or that Catalogues are utilized where applicable 

  • Creates Purchase Requisitions on behalf of the Requesters for agreed business purchase categories 

  • Promptly sends feedback to the business where there are issues with the documents or proposed Purchase Request 

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Qualifications 

  • Diploma in engineering field or equivalent practical experience

  • 3 years of relevant experience  

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

  • Well organized, pay close attention to detail 

  • Flexible and adaptable to a fast-changing environment and APAC time zone 

  • Competent in Microsoft Office Package and SharePoint 

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Preferred qualifications 

  • Degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA 

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

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

  • Experience with PowerBI, Anaplan, SAP, Coupa, Smartsheet or equivalent