Procurement Specialist/Buyer/Purchaser (Data Center)

Role Overview

Client is seeking an experienced Procurement professional to support large-scale Data Center operations.

This role will own procurement workflows from purchase requests through supplier coordination, contract support, and delivery tracking.

Candidates must have direct experience supporting procurement in a Data Center environment, including IT infrastructure hardware, services, and vendor management associated with mission-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure daily execution and accountability across all procurement workflows for assigned Data Center programs.
• Own Coupa administration and creation of Purchase Requests (PRs) for a large Data Center organization.
• Manage tender events including RFPs/RFQs, bid analysis, and follow-on contract generation.
• Track product shipments, delivery milestones, and fulfillment accuracy for Data Center-related hardware and services.
• Create and submit Purchase Requests while maintaining data accuracy across procurement systems.
• Monitor requisitions and coordinate closely with engineers, project managers, and suppliers.
• Audit procurement tools, transactions, and records to ensure SLA compliance and data integrity.
• Analyze price variance across infrastructure components, support services, and project scope changes.
• Manage vendor relationships in a high-availability operations environment.
• Identify workflow gaps and drive continuous improvement across procurement processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of procurement experience, with a minimum of 1+ years supporting Data Center procurement operations.
• Hands-on experience procuring Data Center infrastructure including compute, storage, networking, cabling, racks, or colocation-related services.
• Strong Coupa experience or equivalent enterprise procurement platforms.
• Experience as a Buyer, Purchaser, or Procurement Operations professional.
• Proven ability to perform price analysis and cost variance evaluation.
• High-accuracy data entry and strong attention to detail.
• Strong vendor management and supplier negotiation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel capability (pivot tables, v-lookups/x-lookups, formulas).
• Experience with additional procurement or ERP platforms (SAP, Ariba, Oracle, etc.).
• Experience with invoice management, reconciliation, and P2P workflows.
• Familiarity with Data Center operations, deployment cycles, and lifecycle management.