Procurement Manager – Professional Services

Yondr Group

About The Position

The Procurement Manager – Professional Services is responsible for end-to-end procurement of professional services for large-scale, mission-critical data center developments. The role focuses on sourcing, negotiating, awarding, and providing ongoing commercial oversight for General Contractors, Design Consultants, Commissioning Agents, and other project professional services. It also provides procurement support for Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) equipment and related supplier activities. The role is a key interface between central Procurement and Development, Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and supply partners. It requires commercial acumen, proactive risk management, sourcing and contract management expertise, and the ability to turn project requirements, design deliverables, schedules, and risks into clear procurement strategies and contractual scopes. Yondr is a global developer, owner operator, and service provider of data centers, delivering capacity for the world’s largest technology companies. It describes itself as a disruptor that challenges convention and simplifies complexity, and says it is committed to a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated professional experience.
Significant procurement experience supporting construction, data center, mission-critical, infrastructure, or similarly complex capital projects.
Demonstrated experience sourcing and contracting professional services, including General Contractors, Design Consultants, and Commissioning Providers.
Strong experience with RFP execution, bid levelling, commercial negotiations, and contract award.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced, schedule-driven environments.
Strong stakeholder management and written and verbal communication skills.
Professional services and construction procurement expertise.
Strategic sourcing, competitive tendering, and bid levelling skills.
Commercial negotiation and contract management skills.
Successful vendor relationship and performance management skills.
Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder communication skills.
Strategic thinking with attention to execution detail.
Ability to lead, influence, and mentor team members.
Strong relationship skills.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent procurements and priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data center developers, hyperscale data center programs, or large colocation data center programs.
Experience procuring both professional services and OFCI equipment or other long-lead technical equipment.
Understanding of data center design development, construction delivery, commissioning, and turnover processes.
Experience with framework agreements, master service agreements, or portfolio-level sourcing strategies.
Professional certifications such as CPSM, PMP, or similar.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute professional services procurement strategies for data center development and construction projects, aligned with project schedules, design, and portfolio objectives.
Lead end-to-end RFP execution, including procurement planning, bid lists and prequalification, RFP issuance, bidder engagement, bid levelling, commercial negotiations, and contract award in accordance with procurement governance.
Lead procurement of General Contractor services, Design Consultants, Commissioning Agents, and other professional and technical services required for project delivery.
Work with project stakeholders to ensure RFP packages define scopes, deliverables, milestones, assumptions, exclusions, interfaces, pricing requirements, and commercial terms.
Develop procurement schedules and sourcing plans that support project milestones and identify early procurement actions needed to protect schedule and commercial outcomes.
Lead procurement activities for General Contractors and pre-construction services; Design Consultants, Engineers of Record, Architects, and specialist design or engineering consultants; Commissioning Agents and commissioning-related services; project-specific consultants; and other required professional services.
Support OFCI procurement activities as assigned, including coordination of RFPs.
Establish and maintain strategic relationships with General Contractors, design firms, commissioning providers, and other professional service partners.
Lead supplier prequalification, capability assessments, and capacity reviews.
Monitor supplier performance against contractual deliverables, schedules, KPIs, and project requirements; support business reviews, corrective actions, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
Drive cost transparency and commercial value through sourcing, bid levelling, benchmarking, and negotiation.
Negotiate commercial terms, including fee structures, rates, payment milestones, and other provisions, in coordination with Commercial and Legal.
Ensure scopes of work and commercial exhibits clearly establish deliverables, responsibilities, interfaces, review and approval requirements, and ownership of project-specific work products.
Partner with Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Commercial, Legal, and Operations to align procurement strategy with project requirements.
Coordinate Yondr reviews, RFP packages, commercial evaluations, award recommendations, and contract documents.
Support project teams in resolving procurement, supplier, and contractual issues that may affect cost, schedule, quality, or delivery.
Support OFCI bidder engagement, bid levelling, negotiations, supplier selection, and commercial issue resolution when required, working with the OFCI Procurement Manager.
Assist in identifying and escalating OFCI procurement risks involving long-lead equipment, supplier capacity, manufacturing schedules, logistics, and other constraints.
Maintain procurement schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for project and leadership; proactively identify and mitigate risks.
Capture lessons learned and embed best practices into RFPs, procurement processes, procedures, and systems.
Ensure compliance with Yondr procurement policy, supplier code of conduct, and ESG objectives.