Category Manager – Data Center Procurement Lead at Airtel

Overall Job Purpose:

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for leading and managing all procurement activities related to the construction, build-out, and ongoing operations of data centers. This role will ensure the efficient sourcing of services, equipment, materials, and technology needed to meet project timelines and budget constraints while maintaining high quality and compliance with industry standards and company policies.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• The Role requires a significant amount of coordination and team work between the HQ Supply Chain and the Data Center Subject-Matter Experts, as well as the Opco both in the adaptation of various Strategies to the Opco environments, the development of those strategies as well as the execution of the same.
• Creation of Economic and Shareholder Value through the application of best in class tools, techniques and methodologies as well the mitigation of all forms of commercial and supply chain risks to preserve any value created are key imperatives for this role.
• The Role holder will also be responsible from the operations as aspects of the category right from ensuring Requisition to Pay (R2P) and will be the key driver of the company’s eSourcing suit and well as enforcing the compliance to procurement policy.
• Key Performance Indicators include the delivery of savings & the avoidance of costs, the speed of demand fulfilment & order turnaround, the direct and/or indirect contribution to EBITDA and maintenance of high partner performance scores.