About this Procurement Manager Operations - MEL role at AirTrunk
Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?
AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.
Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…
Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.
**Please note this is NOT an IT/ICT/purchasing procurement role**
A Snapshot
As Procurement Manager Operations based in our office in Melbourne, you will report to the Portfolio Category Manager – Operations, and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:
- Shape the procurement strategy that ensures our facilities operate efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively.
- Drive continuous improvement across sourcing, supplier engagement, and operational procurement processes.
- Secure and manage strategic supplier agreements that support AirTrunk’s growth trajectory and evolving operational needs.
Your Day to Day
- Owning and managing end-to-end procurement activities (including RFx) for operational projects ensuring timely and compliant delivery of goods and services.
- Developing, issuing, and overseeing tender processes: scopes of work, bid packages, evaluations, recommendations and awards.
- Leading contract preparation, negotiation, execution, and ongoing supplier/contract administration.
- Supporting the development of category strategies to deliver safe, high quality and cost-effective outcomes.
- Manage a portfolio of strategic suppliers across APAC, strengthening relationships and performance.
- Conducting market research to identify cost drivers, risks, trends and opportunities.
- Ensuring all procurement activity complies with local laws, regulations and AirTrunk governance.
- Identifying, evaluating, and onboarding new suppliers to increase supply chain resilience.
- Partnering closely with Operations to align expectations, influence outcomes and support day to day operations.
- Building strong relationships across AirTrunk and effectively communicating procurement expectations and influencing stakeholders.
Requirements
- Proven experience developing and executing procurement strategies, tendering frameworks, and standard methodologies, including high value and complex contract negotiations.
- Demonstrated commercial experience delivering operational procurement outcomes in mission critical environments (e.g. data centres, utilities, infrastructure, facilities management).
- Strong practical application of commercial and contractual principles, with the ability to solve complex procurement, risk, and supply chain challenges.
- In depth understanding of procurement and sourcing models, supplier management, and contract lifecycle management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at mid to senior levels.
- Strong stakeholder, prioritisation, and time management skills in a fast paced, evolving environment.
- Resilient, proactive, and agile, with a hands-on mindset and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to operate autonomously, taking end‑to‑end accountability for assigned procurement categories and projects.
