Senior Procurement Manager (Infrastructure & Hardware)

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team.blue is a leading digital enabler for companies and entrepreneurs. It serves over 3.3 million customers in Europe and has more than 3,000 experts to support them. Its goal is to shape technology and to empower businesses with innovative digital services.

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Company

team.blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.5 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online by offering best-in-class expertise and services.

team.blue's brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce, and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe.

Location : Flexible within Europe

Reports to : Group Procurement Director

Team Context : Part of a growing procurement function supporting team.blue's €750M+ ARR operations across 22 countries

Position Summary :

Lead and shape strategic procurement for data center infrastructure, hardware, and related technical services across our pan-European operations. This senior role requires deep expertise in IT infrastructure economics, server lifecycle management, and data center operations to drive consolidation and cost optimization. You will act as a strategic advisor to IT leadership while mentoring procurement team members and leading the infrastructure category implementation of our P2P transformation.

Key Responsibilities :

Category Ownership (40%)

• Manage €50 million annual spend across server hardware, networking equipment, data center colocation, and infrastructure services
• Develop sourcing strategies for server refreshes and standardization initiatives
• Lead negotiations for data center contracts including power, cooling, rack space, and connectivity
• Drive hardware lifecycle planning with IT teams to optimize refresh cycles and residual value

Stakeholder Management (25%)

Commercial & Contract Management (20%)

Systems & Process Implementation (10%)

Process & Governance (5%)

Required Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :

Right to Work

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