Remote Senior Procurement Lead for Hyperscale Data Centres

Vertical Recruitment Limited; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertical Recruitment Limited is supporting an international consultancy by appointing an experienced Procurement Manager to work client-side on a major hyperscale data centre programme across the UK and international markets.

The role focuses on overseeing construction, MEP, equipment and professional services packages delivered through external project and construction management partners, from strategy to contract award.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience within construction, engineering procurement or commercial management.
• Experience managing complex tenders from RFP through to award.
• Background within a PMC/consultancy, main contractor, hyperscale/colocation operator or similar project environment.
• Data centre, mission-critical or other major technically complex project experience.
• Strong experience procuring construction, MEP, long-lead equipment and/or professional services.
• Strong bid levelling, tender evaluation and commercial analysis capability.
• Working knowledge of NEC, FIDIC and/or JCT contracts.
• International procurement experience across EMEA and/or APAC.
• Strong stakeholder management with confidence to challenge delivery partners and senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee procurement packages from RFP through to contract award.
• Review procurement strategies, plans and package schedules prepared by delivery partners.
• Review tender documentation before issue, including scope, pricing, evaluation criteria and contractual requirements.
• Oversee supplier clarifications, bidder queries and tender close-out.
• Review bid levelling, normalisation, commercial analysis and tender evaluations.
• Challenge commercial assumptions, qualifications and contract award recommendations.
• Assess proposed awards against compliance, value and commercial risk.
• Take packages through client governance and approval to signed contract.
• Maintain procurement schedules against construction and programme requirements.
• Identify and resolve delays with delivery partners, bidders, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Tender management

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Right to work in the UK

Tools

Ariba

Coupa

Job description

Vertical Recruitment Limited is supporting an international consultancy by appointing an experienced Procurement Manager to work client-side on a major hyperscale data centre programme across the UK and international markets.

The role focuses on overseeing construction, MEP, equipment and professional services packages delivered through external project and construction management partners, from strategy to contract award.