Early Career Opportunity as Business Administrator

ABOUT CBRE DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS
CBRE Data Centre Solutions (DCS) is a part of the CBRE Group with over 115.000 employees worldwide and delivers fully integrated real estate, facilities and technology solutions for data centre owners, occupiers and investors across the globe. As a dedicated business line within CBRE, DCS is dedicated to solving complex challenges within every stage of the data centre lifecycle.

We provide our employees the best conditions to develop professionally and personally and to realise their full potential in the course of their career.

Join us now in Odense (Denmark) and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team. We will support your relocation to make sure you´ll find your way to our new Data Center.

Tasks

YOUR CHALLENGES IN THIS ROLE

Job Purpose

This role is a great springboard for anyone who wants to accelerate their career and is a good opportunity to grow a wide range of skills from contract management, finance, supply chain, commercial and operations.

You will learn to ensure that all supplier contracts within their allocated sphere of responsibility are negotiated with suppliers on price, lead time, quality and service for multiple services and commodities.

Further Responsibilities Take a lead on supplier contract negotiations/reviews

• Support the technical and infrastructure teams
• Utilizing defined systems, raises purchase orders, approves invoices for payment and manages the closure of Purchase orders as part of the full management of the purchase order cycle
• Identify and help drive implementation of savings opportunities to ensure customer and GWS financial savings targets are maximized
• Assists sourcing and account team along with other internal customers on resolution of problems with contracted suppliers
• Conduct all meetings with internal and external customers in a professional manner using a high degree of persuasive ability, professional knowledge, tact, good judgment and diplomacy
• Understand, anticipate and deliver customer (internal and external) needs while building effective relationships whilst optimizing contract performance
• Positively respond to both our internal and external customers (often in a matrix environment) through effective communication and personal accessibility/credibility
• Support the CBRE preferred supplier programme, through the identification and conversion of suppliers onto the programme as per the divisional targets in order to improve the overall performance of the supplier on your account and within the wider CBRE business
• Ensure integrity of financial transactions for contract maintain WIP, OPO’s and Debt to within agreed contractual and company defined parameters
• Attend and actively participate in weekly finance meeting with Critical Facility Manager/Sub-contractors

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE

• Relevant education / qualification preferrably with focus on finance or administration
• Good finance skills necessary and being numerate
• Experience in MS products
• Willingness to learn and develop
• Effective communication skills enabling the individual to work with clients, suppliers, and staff at all levels Willingness to wo work in a fast paced, operational service environment
• Organised but flexible attitude with the openess to break new grounds to challenge inefficiencies
• Business fluency in both Danish and English
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement

Benefits

OUR BENEFITS - WHAT YOU´LL GET IN RETURN

• Future-proof job opportunity with a true development guarantee in one of the fastest-growing Data Centre markets worldwide
• TOP trainings with internationally recognized state-of-the-art certifications
• Attractive salaries based on experience and qualification with an annual salary assessment/increase and other good social benefits
• International working environment with inspiring cross-border career opportunities
• Creative working culture with challenging responsibilities and a high level of autonomy
• DIVERSITY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and WORK-LIFE BALANCE are practiced values!

Do you need more good reasons? Please take a look at our recent won awards:

• Best Companies for Career Growth 2024 (Wallstreet Journal)
• Best Place to Work 2024 (Globe St´s)
• Data Center Company of the Year 2023
• Data Centre Service Provider of the Year 2023 (Datacloud Global Awards)
• Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2023 (Datacloud Global Awards)

HAVE WE AROUSED YOUR INTEREST?

If yes, please submit your application documents (CV, selected certificates, no cover letter necessary) incl. your availability and salary expectations via our application system.

For the sake of the environment, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively via e-Mail and to refrain from post applications.

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