DCO Procurement Leader

Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection—providing natively integrated, all-in-one solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. We are looking for a DCO Procurement Leader to join our mission in creating a #CyberFit future.

We are seeking a talented Procurement Manager who will play a key role in the functional sourcing management across Data Center Operations. This role will achieve this by developing appropriate commercial strategies to drive cost down and value up. This role will drive continuous improvement of our tendering processes and vendor relationships. This role will perform complex data analysis to identify new sourcing & other cost optimization opportunities to generate cost savings for categories managed. Categories would include, but not limited to Software, Hardware, Internet Transit, and Datacenter Space. The role will be responsible for running competitive programs & communicating to the line of businesses and C-Suite the value propositions associated with Category proposals. For this role, the role will work collaboratively with internal user departments to facilitate, optimize, and execute the purchase and corporate governance of these spend categories within the organization.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Suggest improvements and lead tendering and RFP/RFQ processes.
• Manage vendor performance and oversee new vendor onboarding.
• Negotiate favorable contracts and pricing for data center expansions, data center migrations, and hardware and software procurement.
• Negotiate and secure service credits in cases of service breaches.
• Analyze technology spend proactively and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Collaborate with suppliers to develop and manage continuous improvement programs focused on quality, delivery, service, and pricing.
• Mentor and cross-train procurement team members to enhance their capabilities.
• Consolidate, validate, and maintain forecasts from multiple input sources.
• Lead DCO procurement KPI reporting for executive management.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 10+ years’ experience in a cloud technology sourcing role
• Proven experience sourcing vendors for hardware, software, and data center facilities
• Previous experience leading and mentoring technical senior individual contributors and managers
• Ability to develop strategies and solutions to meet short, medium and long-term needs, drive implementation, and continuous improvement
• Comfort with collaboration, open communications, and reaching across multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to pull together many sources of information to help prioritize and lead operations
• Good communication/coordination skills and the ability to effectively present to all levels of management
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to work under stress and lead difficult situations

*Please submit your resume and application in English 

WHO WE ARE

 Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), enterprise IT departments and home users. Our all-in-one solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. We offer the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with our unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.

 Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

WE OFFER 

Competitive Benefits  

• Employee recognition and referral bonus programs 
• Hybrid and flexible working models 
• 25 days paid annual leave 
• Supplementary health insurance for employees and family members, including dental treatment and childbirth bonus 
• Monthly sports card for employees and family members  
• Monthly public transport card 

Office Benefits   

• Convenient and modern office location in state of the art building including office massage and game rooms 
• Free parking for cars and bicycles 
• Free office lunch vouchers 
• Team-building and social activities  

Professional Development  

• Global mentorship program 
• Trainings, certifications and professional development activities 
• Participation in conferences and seminars 

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