Legal & Compliance Business Partner

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Reporting to : Senior Manager Procurement

Set up : Hybrid

As a Procurement Business Partner you'll play a critical role in enabling successful customer bids and contract delivery by supporting the Sales and Solutions teams with procurement expertise. The role focuses on identifying, negotiating, and securing bespoke supplier contracts that align with specific customer requirements, timelines, and commercial targets. This includes working closely with suppliers to co-develop tailored delivery models and ensuring procurement solutions are commercially and operationally viable.

The role requires strong technical understanding of the services and solutions offered by the business, agility to manage varied bid demands, and the ability to build strategic supplier relationships that enhance the competitiveness of customer proposals.

Act as the primary procurement interface for the Sales and Solutions teams in the development of customer bids and proposals.

Support the design and negotiation of bespoke supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with customer deliverables, timelines, and commercial terms.

Negotiate commercial and contractual terms with suppliers to optimize total cost, manage risk, and ensure delivery flexibility.

Ensure alignment of supplier proposals with internal governance, compliance standards, and procurement policies.

Provide rapid procurement responses in line with bid timelines and ensure procurement input is fully integrated in customer proposals.

Facilitate supplier involvement in early-stage solution design to support innovation and cost-efficiency in customer offerings.

Ensure all procurement documentation (e.g. contracts, scopes of work, pricing, evaluation results) is managed and stored according to internal policy (e.g. Coordinate with legal and commercial teams to ensure contract terms are robust and protect company interests while meeting customer commitments.

Assist in risk identification and mitigation strategies related to supplier performance, delivery timelines, and contractual obligations.

Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement tools and processes supporting bid activity and customer-specific contracting.

Act as a subject matter expert in sourcing bespoke solutions within your domain, providing insights to the sales and delivery teams as required.

Key Performance Indicators

Opex and Capex savings against budget

Relevant support to the business to deliver at the right cost, the right object, at the right time

Successful opportunity analysis

Your main contact will be with the sales Team

You will be working closely with the Finance Business partners, legal as well as internal stakeholders

Fluent German (spoken and written) is required for this role

Over 5 years of experience in Procurement Sourcing Management, with a proven track record of delivering large, complex deals across service delivery operations. Demonstrated expertise in supplier sourcing, market dynamics, and sound business judgment.

Strong background as a sourcing or procurement manager, with solid project management, leadership, and negotiation skills. Highly analytical and data-driven, with the ability to collect, interpret, and act on complex data. Comfortable working with procurement tools such as Ariba, SAP, and Fieldglass.

Holds a BSc in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Business Administration. Self-motivated, proactive, and flexible, with a strong team spirit and excellent communication skills, especially when engaging with senior executives.

Procurement Procedures

Procurement Knowledge

Budgeting

Strategic Financial Planning

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Management or a relevant field

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose : to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan

Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.

Global Family Leave Policy.

Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

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