Data Center and Telecom Procurement Manager

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluation, commercial modelling, and contract award
• Define and execute sourcing strategies across datacenter and telecom categories such as colocation, hosting, and network connectivity
• Negotiate commercial agreements covering pricing, SLAs, and service terms
• Manage relationships with suppliers including colocation providers, telecom carriers, and network service providers
• Oversee contract lifecycle management including renewals, benchmarking, and renegotiation
• Source and manage network services including WAN, LAN, fibre, and inter-datacentre connectivity
• Align supplier solutions with infrastructure requirements including performance, resilience, and scalability
• Support datacenter initiatives including expansion, migration, and consolidation
• Evaluate suppliers based on capacity, connectivity, geographic coverage, and scalability
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and SLAs
• Ensure procurement activities align with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Support third-party risk assessments including operational resilience and data protection
• Drive process improvement and standardisation across procurement activities

• Strong experience in procurement across datacenter and telecom categories
• Understanding of telecom services such as MPLS, WAN, fibre, and IP transit, and datacenter environments including colocation, power, and cooling
• Proven experience negotiating complex contracts and managing vendor relationships
• Ability to work with technical stakeholders and understand infrastructure requirements
• Experience operating in multi-region or global environments
• Track record of delivering cost savings and managing supplier performance
• Familiarity with risk management and vendor due diligence processes
• Experience working in medium to large, fast-paced environments
• Degree-level education
• Professional certifications such as CIPS or CPSM are beneficial

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.