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This hybrid role will focus on leveraging expertise and hands-on experience in data center and colocation services into commercially robust procurement outcomes.\nJob description\nYou will be responsible for securing the procurement needs for the expansion of the client's data centers in Europe as part of the client's global projects.\nYou will cooperate remotely with colleagues in Germany and the U.S.\nThe job involves occasional business travel to the client's hub in Germany\nYou are ready to lead complex, business-critical sourcing work for colocation capacity, power, connectivity, and related data center services in Europe.\nYou will execute the full range of sourcing activities from market intelligence, supplier shortlisting, RFx design, bid normalization, site and capacity evaluation, and commercial modelling\nYou are able to translate technical and business requirements into effective RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes.\nYou will be able to valuate proposals and build TCO models covering power, fees, indexation, commitments, ramp schedules, and exit costs.\nYou will be in charge of negotiating and executing master service agreements with suppliers, statements of work, order forms, and related amendments. You will report to the Category Manager in the region and cooperate with colleagues based in the U.S. mother company\nCandidate Profile\nYou have at least 5 years experience in the field of sourcing and procurement for data centers\nYou are ready to use your expertise in the field to challenge requirements of stakeholders constructively, identify commercial leverage, and provide credible recommendations independently\nExperience in cloud infrastructure is highly appreciated\nYou have hands-on experience with the planning and executive tasks necessary to procure goods and services required to build and/or expand data centers or colocation services\nAdvanced capability in bid normalization, should-cost analysis, total-cost-of-ownership modelling, scenario analysis, benchmarking, and multi-year commercial evaluation.\nYou have demonstrable recent experience negotiating contracts for data center and colocation services\nStrong working knowledge of data center requirements such as critical load, rack density, cooling, redundancy, uptime, network diversity, physical security, commissioning, capacity ramp, and speed to service.\nFluent English is a must, Czech is not required\nWhat we offer\nFulltime 1 year contract with a possibility of extension\nMotivating financial remuneration\n5 weeks of holidays and 6 sick days a year\nPossibility to work from home two days a week\nMeal voucher allowance\nA monthly Cafeteria budget\nSalary compensation for up to 15 days of sickness a year\nMultisport card at favourable terms\nHome office allowance\nGet in touch with us\nIf you have relevant experience in the concerned field, do not hesitate to reach out to us. 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