Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist/Data Center PM

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing suppliers to support organizational purchasing needs across data center and edge commercial projects. This role ensures that goods and services are acquired at the best value, meet quality and compliance requirements, and align with project timelines. The Procurement Specialist partners closely with internal stakeholders—including Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Finance, and Legal—to manage end-to-end procurement activities from supplier onboarding through contract execution and performance monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, and compliance criteria.

• Lead supplier prequalification, onboarding, NDA processing, and preliminary risk checks (financial, compliance, ESG).

• Maintain strong supplier relationships and act as a point of contact for escalations and issue resolution.

• Track ongoing supplier performance through SLAs, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews.

• Execute purchasing requests and convert them into purchase orders (POs).

• Negotiate pricing, terms, service levels, and commercial conditions to ensure optimal cost and value.

• Mitigate delivery delays, capacity constraints, and supply chain risks through proactive communication and supplier management.

• Partner with Legal to support NDAs, master service agreements, SoWs, and contract redlines.

• Conduct final compliance, ESG, and risk checks prior to contract award.

• Maintain accurate procurement documentation and audit-ready records.

• Monitor contract adherence, performance obligations, and renewal schedules.

• Gather requirements from internal stakeholders for data center commercial and edge project needs.

• Support RFP creation, documentation preparation, and evaluation criteria (technical + commercial).

• Issue RFPs to qualified suppliers, manage the bid process, track responses, and facilitate Q&A/clarification sessions.

• Conduct technical and commercial bid evaluations, comparisons, and scoring.

• Provide award recommendations and support final contract negotiations.

• Offer procurement updates, lead-time insights, market trends, and risk assessments to project teams.

• Maintain procurement/ERP systems, purchasing tools, supplier portals, and vendor databases.

• Track KPIs such as cost savings, lead times, supplier performance, and contract compliance.

• Prepare weekly reporting, dashboards, and procurement status updates.

• Identify opportunities to streamline sourcing workflows, improve processes, and optimize cost.

• Support documentation handoff, supplier transition into operations, and closure activities including lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 2–5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations.

• Strong negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.

• Experience managing supplier relationships, purchase orders, and contract workflows.

• Proficiency in procurement/ERP systems and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting procurement for data center or technical infrastructure projects.

• Familiarity with global or multi-region suppliers.

• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ESG, financial risk checks, supplier due diligence).

• Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPPB, or similar) are a plus

Salary Range

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Medical provided through Cigna (PPO, HSA, EPO options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only

• Dental provided through Cigna (DPPO & DHMO options)

• Nationwide Vision provided through VSP

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)

• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera

• Corporate Wellness Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Days

• 401k Plan

• Basic Life, Accidental Life, Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

• Paid Holidays

• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other fringe benefits required under state and federal law