Facilities Contracts Manager, Data Center Operations

Global Switch Limited; Clichy; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Switch is seeking a Facilities Services Contracts Manager to run critical and non-critical site service contracts for our data centre operations in the Paris region. You will manage contracts, performance reviews, and vendor relationships across 30+ providers to help ensure reliable, compliant services.

You will drive tendering, negotiation, KPI/SLA governance, and procurement policy adherence while coordinating with Operations and Projects to optimize cost, quality and resilience,

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex facilities and service contracts in operational environments.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety statutory requirements and ability to enforce compliance.
• Expertise in tendering, negotiating, and securing contracts that balance quality and cost.
• Strong organisational skills for managing documentation and records.
• Ability to work across operations, management, and project teams to align procurement needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all service provider contracts include requirements for maintaining both critical and noncritical assets.
• Enforcing adherence to Health and Safety statutory requirements, aligned with corporate and local policies.
• Overseeing that all site activities comply with procurement policies and guidelines.
• Leading the tendering and negotiation process to secure the best price/quality balance for services.
• Procuring all critical and noncritical services (with 30+ providers) and coordinating noncritical services.
• Managing and maintaining all documentation related to noncritical service providers, requiring strong organisational skills.
• Supporting the Operations team in holding vendors accountable to KPIs and SLAs.

Skills

Contract management

Tendering

Negotiation

Vendor management

KPI & SLA governance

Health & Safety compliance

Procurement processes

Documentation management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Global Switch is seeking a Facilities Services Contracts Manager to run critical and non-critical site service contracts for our data centre operations in the Paris region. You will manage contracts, performance reviews, and vendor relationships across 30+ providers to help ensure reliable, compliant services.

You will drive tendering, negotiation, KPI/SLA governance, and procurement policy adherence while coordinating with Operations and Projects to optimize cost, quality and resilience,