Regional Opex Procurement Lead - FM & Security

Virtus Data Centres Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking an experienced Opex Procurement Manager to lead multi-country procurement across UK, Germany and Italy for Facilities Management, Security and Cleaning services.

You will own strategy, stakeholder engagement, tender documentation, PQQ/ITT, negotiations, and mobilisation, while partnering with external consultants and internal teams across Operations, Finance, Legal and Security.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Procurement, Supply Chain, Commercial Management or related discipline.
• Experience procuring operational service categories such as FM, Security, Cleaning and outsourced contracts.
• Experience managing end-to-end tenders: strategy, PQQ/ITT, market engagement, evaluation and mobilisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FM, Security and Cleaning re-tender across UK, Germany and Italy, ensuring plans, governance and timelines are met.
• Develop procurement strategy, bidder list, evaluation criteria and commercial templates for market engagement.
• Run end-to-end tender process: market engagement, PQQ/ITT, clarifications, evaluation, negotiation and award recommendation.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Tender management

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial negotiation

Cost optimization

Contract management

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Procurement or related

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Contract repositories

Job description

VIRTUS Data Centres is seeking an experienced Opex Procurement Manager to lead multi-country procurement across UK, Germany and Italy for Facilities Management, Security and Cleaning services.

You will own strategy, stakeholder engagement, tender documentation, PQQ/ITT, negotiations, and mobilisation, while partnering with external consultants and internal teams across Operations, Finance, Legal and Security.