Director, EMEA Data Center Operations Services & Supply Chain
About Vantage Data CentersVantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.About Operations VDC Operations Department is responsible for delivering the contractual SLAs to our customers, which comprises having ownership of any activity that takes place in the data center, ensuring the health of all its mechanical and electrical systems, carrying out/coordinating/managing building maintenance as well as any projects affecting the operational data center and ensuring the performance of all data modules About Procurement The Development Procurement Team currently support procurement for all Development Capex spend (with exception of OFCI). Due to the increasing volume of sites transitioning from Development to Operations, we have identified the need for an Operations Procurement Director to join the team and support sites across EMEA. Position Overview Lead EMEA regional execution of procurement-led operating services and lifecycle supply chain support for data center infrastructure. This role acts as the regional commercial and supply chain partner to Data Center Operations, Regional COOs, and site operating teams, enabling reliable, secure, and cost-efficient operations through supplier frameworks, service agreements, regional execution plans, and performance governance. The Director is accountable for EMEA execution of maintenance, service delivery, security, spares, asset lifecycle, issue resolution, supplier escalation, and failure response frameworks. This role ensures regional suppliers and internal supply chain capabilities meet operational uptime, compliance, and customer SLA requirements while supporting global standards and adapting them to EMEA country, site, and regulatory requirements. This is a supporting function, accountable for commercial structure, supplier performance, regional issue resolution, and lifecycle optimization, not day-to-day site operations. Essential Job Functions EMEA regional accountability for procurement and supply chain–enabled data center operating services supporting regional operations teams. Primary stakeholder interface with Data Center Operations, Regional COOs, and site leadership. Ownership of EMEA regional service contracts and execution plans, including: maintenance (R&M and PM), facilities management, security services. Governance of supplier performance frameworks, including QBRs, SBRs, and KPI tracking. Ownership of EMEA critical spares strategies, emergency response...