About the Role
As a Supply Chain Specialist / Manager at Linesight, you will work with experienced, diverse, and passionate teams, gaining vast industry experience that will open doors, extend your skillset, and expand your perspective. We empower you to take real responsibility and control of your career progression.
Responsibilities
- Actively track manufacturing and delivery timelines for long lead equipment (LLE) and coordinate milestones with general contractors and vendors.
- Prepare and present change order slides, review vendor invoices, and ensure timely payments.
- Conduct prequalification and shortlisting of suppliers through bid analysis and expert negotiation of pricing, making award recommendations.
- Manage contract development, finalization, and administration with rigorous attention to detail.
- Create and manage all requests for proposals (RFPs), POs, change orders, and invoicing.
- Assist with the onboarding of on-site supplier teams and foster positive supplier relationships through expert liaison with site and vendor teams.
- Act as a key contact for the client’s procurement team and a strategic partner in all areas of supply chain and procurement.
- Benchmark industry trends and practices to maintain a fresh view on the competitive landscape.
- Oversee post-contract management, including contract administration advice, claims tracking, and producing/processing contract change orders.
- Coordinate storage, on-site deliveries, installation, and commissioning with the General Contractor’s works.
- Mitigate potential Extension of Time claims from the contractor and proactively recommend solutions.
- Provide regular updates to client stakeholders.
- Manage and report against budgets & timelines.
Requirements
- Grown experience in a supply chain / procurement role within a data centre or complex construction environment, focused on owner-supplied equipment.
- Previous experience with OSE equipment RFPs.
- Experience across the full procurement lifecycle, covering both pre-award and post-award phases.
- Skilled in handling escalations and resolving issues quickly under pressure.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and documentation for post-award administration tasks.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and adapting to dynamic challenges.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills for frequent interaction across teams.
- Excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
- All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
Skills
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- Data centre construction
- Complex construction
- Owner supplied equipment (OSE)
- Request for Proposals (RFPs)
- Bid analysis
- Negotiation
- Contract management
- Invoice processing
- Stakeholder engagement
- Excel proficiency
- Budget management
- Timeline management
- Communication skills
About the Company
- Linesight is a successful global project and cost management consultancy.
- We have an open culture and a flat structure.
- We are on a journey working in exciting innovative sectors with prestigious companies delivering major projects for a more sustainable built environment.
Equal Opportunity
- Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices.
- We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves.
- We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace.
