The Regional Purchasing Manager will play an integral role in support of sourcing and procuring services and goods for their Digital Realty subregion in close collaboration with multiple internal stakeholders across the corresponding countries (Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, and other functions) to manage and execute strategic sourcing, supplier management and other activities to deliver on goals & requirements with differentiated value, resilience and cost management. in this role you will manage a team across different geographies. Your main responsibilities are around the following topics: Strategic Procurement Management Implementing the new procurement IT system Materials Procurement and Sourcing Purchase Order (PO) Management Delivery Management Supplier Consolidation Team Leadership and Subregional Management Reporting on Performance Operational improvements