Strategic Buyer Data center operations

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Category Manager - Operations & Asset Lifecycle
Department: Finance / Procurement – Group
Report to: Group Procurement Manager
Position type: Full-time.
Location: Milan, Madrid, OR Marcoussis, France
Travel required: in Europe.
DATA4'S MISSION
DATA4 creates Smart & Scalable digital facilities for our customers. Our network of highly connected, resilient, and sustainable data center campuses underpins our customers’ digital growth in Europe.
DATA4 Group finances, designs, constructs, and operates its own data centers. Delivered through our data center campus model, we provide our customers with secure, scalable, and high-performance data hosting solutions.
DATA4 VALUES
- To be entrepreneurial – we are teams of doers who make things happen - with autonomy, energy and a sense of responsibility.
- To always take responsibility – for our impact on the people we work with, the society we are part of, and the environment in which we operate.
- To constantly be adaptable – our business is designed to adapt, answering not only today’s challenges,



but also anticipating what’s coming next.

About The Role
The Category Manager - Operations & Asset Lifecycle is responsible for strategic sourcing, procurement, and contract management related to technical or administrative campus operations, as well as retrofit and modernization projects across the group’s data centers. Additionally, the role encompasses the management of Group costs (SGA or Overheads expenditures).
The Role will typically include:
- Overseeing supplier relationships and negotiating contracts to secure high-quality equipment and services in a timely, cost-efficient manner.
- Collaborating with a diverse range of internal stakeholders—including operations teams, support teams, and project managers—across multiple countries to align procurement strategies with project timelines and objectives, while driving cross-functional initiatives.
- Driving sustainability across the supply chain by integrating CSR and ethical

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