Senior Director Supply Chain and Procurement
Digital Realty
Senior Director Supply Chain and Procurement
Digital Realty
Global data center REIT with interconnection
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
Global data center REIT with interconnection
Digital Realty Trust owns and operates a global network of data centers and leases space to thousands of customers, providing essential real estate infrastructure for the digital economy. Its offerings include wholesale, hyperscale, and retail colocation spaces, plus interconnection services that let tenants directly connect to cloud providers and networks within the data center ecosystem; customers sign long-term leases to ensure stable revenue. The PlatformDIGITAL platform ties its facilities together to support multi-cloud workloads and data movement across locations. The company differentiates itself with a large, multi-continent footprint, a history of strategic acquisitions, and emphasis on sustainability through renewable energy use and green funding. Its goal is to enable scalable, interconnected digital infrastructure for customers while expanding its own portfolio and services.
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