Manager, Terrestrial Networks

Keppel Data Centres; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Keppel Data Centres seeks a senior procurement leader to head international capacity sourcing and negotiations across ASEAN, India, and the USA. You will lead a team, align strategies with HQ plans, onboard suppliers, and monitor performance against MSAs with monthly reviews.

Expect to drive cost savings, implement Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay processes across APAC, and collaborate with Engineering, Regulatory and Product teams to improve reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience in the related field.
• In depth knowledge of Asia’s Telecommunications and Data Centre industry.
• Bilingual in two languages.
• Able to travel within the Asia Region and globally.
• Versatile in MS365.
• Have endurance and be a self-starter.
• Very key to be a team player and ability to create and implement new processes.
• Be very passionate of the role and not take it as a job.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to source and negotiate for international capacity.
• Lead cost saving initiatives and roll out HQ Source-to-Contract & Procure-to-Pay across APAC.
• Formulate sourcing strategy alignment to HQ category plans and onboard suppliers.
• Select, onboard, monitor supplier performance and ensure deliverables per MSA.
• Host monthly supplier performance reviews and rate their performance.
• Act as Keppel's procurement representative to negotiate outsource operation functions to third parties.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Regulatory to improve infra network reliability.

Skills

Sourcing leadership

Negotiation

Contract management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MS365

Job description

Job Description

• To lead a team to source & negotiate for international capacity, in-country
• To lead a team to source & negotiate for international capacity, in-country
• last mile access & dark fiber and data center colocation, covering ASEAN countries & India sub-continent and the USA.
• Formulate sourcing strategy alignment to HQ category plans,
• select, onboard, monitor supplier performance, negotiate MSA & ensure committed deliverables as per MSA is achieved & host monthly supplier performance review & rate their performance.
• Lead cost saving initiatives, conduct Continuous Improvement (CI) exercise, rollout HQ Source-to-Contract & Procure-to-Pay process across APAC region.
• Actively participate infra network design/planning build with stakeholders (Engineering, Product, Regulatory), identify best practice to improve efficiency & enhance infra network reliability.
• Design, source & project manage Dark Fiber network deployment in Singapore, Philippines & India and USA connecting Cable Landing Station & POP/Data Center.
• Support Keppel's network integration, MSA/agreements & rate standardization and legal entity rationalization.
• Act as Keppel's procurement representative to negotiate outsource operation functions to third parties.

Job Requirements

• At least 15 years of work experience in the related field.
• In depth knowledge of Asia’s Telecommunications and Data Centre industry.
• Bilingual in two languages
• Able to travel within the Asia Region and globally
• Versatile in MS365
• Have endurance and be a self-starter
• Very key to be a team player and ability to create and implement new processes
• Be very passionate of the role and not take it as a job.
• We are looking for very motivated candidates

BUSINESS SEGMENT

Connectivity

PLATFORM

Operating Division