The Role
Lead and develop the procurement function for major data centre projects. Responsibilities include strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, high-value contract negotiations, cost optimisation, value engineering, supply chain resilience, supplier performance, procurement budgets, governance, compliance, ethical sourcing, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration with operations, commercial, engineering, finance, production, and logistics teams.
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Team Overview:
The Procurement team is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the materials, equipment, and services required to support successful project delivery. Through strong supplier relationships, effective negotiation, and careful management of lead times, the team helps control costs and maintain project schedules. Their proactive approach ensures consistent quality, maximises value, and minimises supply chain risks across all projects
Role Overview:
As Head of Procurement – Data Centre Projects, you will lead and develop our procurement function, driving strategic sourcing and commercial value across a growing portfolio of major projects. You will build strong, long term supplier relationships and lead high-value negotiations to ensure we achieve the best possible cost, quality and security of supply. Working closely with our Operations, Commercial, Engineering, Production and Finance teams, you will ensure procurement is fully aligned with project requirements and wider business objectives. You will drive initiatives focused on cost optimisation, value engineering, supply chain resilience and CI, This is a key leadership role, providing strategic procurement and commercial expertise to support the successful delivery and continued growth of the business.
Job Title | Head of Procurement – Data Centre Projects
Location | Dundalk
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Director of Operations
Location | Dundalk
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Director of Operations
What You'll be Doing
This role is responsible for leading and developing the procurement function by driving high performance, continuous improvement, and best-practice procurement processes. It involves building and managing strategic supplier relationships, negotiating high-value contracts, and ensuring strong supplier performance to support project delivery, innovation, and cost competitiveness. The position develops and executes procurement strategies aligned with business objectives, optimises costs through strategic sourcing and value engineering initiatives, and strengthens supply chain resilience through effective market analysis and risk management. Working closely with operational, commercial, engineering, finance, and logistics teams, the role ensures procurement activities support business priorities, project success, and financial targets. Additionally, it oversees procurement budgets, reporting, governance, compliance, and ethical sourcing practices while proactively managing commercial, supplier, and supply chain risks to deliver long-term value to the organisation.
About
With over 20 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector. Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and fabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.
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The Company
What We Do
Alternative Heat designs, manufactures and delivers turnkey offsite-prefabricated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) solutions for commercial and infrastructure projects. Its offering includes packaged plantrooms, plant skid modules, and MEP lateral and riser modules, supported by in-house design, fabrication, installation, commissioning and operation. The company also provides prefabricated renewable-energy solutions, including biomass and heat-pump systems, serving data centres, district heating, residential and healthcare projects across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.








