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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.

Green Mountain has exclusively partnered with CBRE to staff our new data center site in Hamar. We need numerous positions within Operations to support what will become Norway’s largest data center. As a CBRE employee at Green Mountain you will be an integrated and important part of the Green Mountain team. The data center will be your permanent workplace where you also will enroll in our joint training and development program. You will be working alongside colleagues from both companies and share a common vision, values, work culture and objectives.

Join us now in OSLO (Norway) as Lead Business Administrator / Finance & Administration Support and bring your unique talent and skills to our Team.

YOUR CHALLENGES

This is a customer & team facing role to provide business administration and financial service to our Norwegian management team. With your cross-functional support you will contribute to the continued growth and success of Norwegian business by providing comprehensive and flexible administration service to our Site Managers, Regional Manager and Finance Manager in Norway.

Your key responsibilities in detail:
  • Supervise and train the local contract supports on site
  • 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
  • Take a lead on supplier contract negotiations/reviews
  • Be a role model to the team and support in their development
  • 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
  • Maintains contract files as required by company policy, procedures and compliance
  • 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
  • Ensure the raise of PO, payments of invoices and billing to client in set timeframe
  • Attend and actively participate in weekly finance meeting with Contract Manager/Sub-contractors 

YOUR PROFILE - WANTED

  • Relevant education / qualification with focus on finance and administration
  • Experience of working in a fast paced, operational service environment
  • Leading experience and the ability to manage diverse teams in flat hierarchies
  • Organised but flexible attitude with the openess to break new grounds to challenge inefficiencies
  • Business fluency in both English and local language
  • Capable of working in a matrix environment
  • Results/ task orientated, with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Commitment to continuous improvement
  • Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
  • Calm manner, able to work under pressure and with changing demands and priorities
  • Customer focus skills with a passion for customer service
  • Effective communication skills enabling the individual to work with clients, suppliers, and staff at all levels
  • Strong background in invoicing and controlling
  • Excellent capabilities to manage and organize the monthly reports
  • Demonstrate ability to work close with different teams and improve the output

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!
  • Relocation support
Do you need more good reasons? Please take a look at our recent won awards:
  • Best Company for Career Growth 2024 (Wallstreet Journal)
  • Best Places to Work 2024 (Globe St´s)
  • Best Workplace for Wellbeing (Top 100 on Indeed)
  • TOP Company 2024 (among the top 5% on KUNUNU)
  • Commitment to Diversity and Talent Development Award 2024 (Datacloud Global Awards)
  • Outstanding Contribution to Skills and Training Award 2024 (DCS Awards)
 

HAVE WE AROUSED YOUR INTEREST?

If yes, please submit your application documents (CV, selected certificates, no cover letter necessary) incl. your availability and the ref. no. 193519 and salary expectations via our application system.
 
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Contact person

Tim-Oliver Iffarth Talent Acquisition Partner Europe