Procurement Associate- Civil

Who we are:

Digital Edge DC (Digital Edge) is an emerging data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. We seek to build the foundation for the worlds digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve.

Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy-efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we aim to bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1 billion in committed capital.

Founded in late 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and this role is an exciting opportunity to join the team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Responsibility: We take ownership of our actions and outcomes.
• Innovation: We embrace change and create bold solutions.
• Strive: We show grit, resilience and relentless drive.
• Excellence: We pursue the highest standards in all we do.
• Respect: We act with integrity and treat others with dignity.

What we need:

Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, India, this a individual contributor role and the role will require the candidate to support procurement function for civil packages. This role will be based at Navi Mumbai site office.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing small to medium level deals to conclusion stage/decision making.
• Good in running tender cycle and Tender event schedule including compliances and good governance practices.
• Good expeditor, Adherence to timelines and timebound working.
• Sound in commercial terms and conditions, negotiation
• Co-ordination on Supply Chain Management approvals, processes and interdepartmental collaboration for an operational owner side organization.
• Coordinate for Procurement, contract, System and commercial activities.
• Actively champion and implement policies and procedures for occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; incident management; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization.

• A Civil Procurement Candidate could be assessed on:
• Procurement cycle time.
• Cost savings / negotiated savings.
• Procurement against project budget.
• On-time material availability.
• Contractor/subcontractor finalization timelines.
• Vendor performance.
• Reduction in procurement-related project delays.
• Compliance with procurement procedures.
• Quality of commercial evaluations.
• Accuracy of PO/contract documentation.
• Number and value of successfully resolved commercial issues.
• Long-lead item management.
• Audit and documentation compliance.

Core Competencies

• Strong knowledge of civil construction materials and work packages.
• BOQ, rate analysis and quantity understanding.
• Tender/RFP preparation and evaluation.
• Commercial negotiation.
• Contract and subcontract administration.
• Knowledge of construction market/vendor ecosystem.
• Understanding of drawings and technical specifications.
• Cost benchmarking and value engineering.
• ERP/procurement-system knowledge.
• Strong Excel/MIS and analytical skills.
• Stakeholder management and communication.
• Risk identification and problem solving.
• Understanding of applicable procurement, contractual, tax, and statutory requirements.

The successful candidate:

• Qualification – Bachelor of Engineering - Civil only
• Experience – 8-10 years maximum overall experience. Must have procurement experience and handled Civil packages
• Specialized Qualification if any - Core Experience in Purchase / Procurement
• Technical Skill required - Sound in Purchase / Procurement, Terms and conditions, Negotiation, Tendering.
• Soft Skill Required - Good Communication, Positive attitude, Negotiation, team player
• Must and may have - Must Have - Understanding of Procurement process, Understanding variances, experience of handling Audits, Capex purchase.

May have – Experience of handling legal contracts, Experience of Data centre, good vendor base information in Capex.

Interested candidates can DM me or share your CV at [email removed] or please apply on the below link.