Senior Director Supply Chain and Procurement EMEA
Digital Realty
Role description
Job Description
- Define and execute EMEA supply chain and procurement strategy
- Deliver cost reduction and value optimisation targets
- Lead sourcing activities, RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier consolidation
- Establish and enforce supplier KPIs, SLAs, and governance frameworks
- Ensure procurement alignment with operational priorities and uptime requirements
- Own supply chain risk management and resilience strategies
- Standardise procurement processes, controls, and contract governance
- Build and lead a scalable, high-performing procurement organisation
- Lead procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Participate in regional and global leadership forums
- Support strategic operational initiatives
- Act as EMEA representative in global supply chain programme
Your role
- Define and execute EMEA supply chain and procurement strategy
- Deliver cost reduction and value optimisation targets
- Lead sourcing activities, RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier consolidation
- Establish and enforce supplier KPIs, SLAs, and governance frameworks
- Ensure procurement alignment with operational priorities and uptime requirements
- Own supply chain risk management and resilience strategies
- Standardise procurement processes, controls, and contract governance
- Build and lead a scalable, high-performing procurement organisation
- Lead procurement transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Participate in regional and global leadership forums
- Support strategic operational initiatives
- Act as EMEA representative in global supply chain programme
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Extensive senior-level procurement or supply chain leadership experience
- MCIPS, Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional; or equivalent accreditation
- Senior leadership experience in supply chain or procurement at scale
- Strong commercial and contract management capability
- Experience supporting critical infrastructure or industrial operations
- Proven delivery of cost savings and transformation initiatives
