Senior Procurement Manager - IT (2 year FTC, likely perm after) | £80,000 to £90,000 | 12-18% bonus | Car Allowance | Amazing Pension | Share Savings | Healthcare | + many more benefits | Central London - 1 to 2 day in the office | Global business in Insurance, Lending and Investments
This is an amazing opportunity to join a global business who operate in 50+ countries with a reputable brand in the market. Due to a large investment into technology across the business and multiple offices, they are looking for an experienced, senior level IT Category expert to manage strategic, high value multinational projects.
Category exposure: Software, Digital, SaaS, Infrastructure, Networks, Hardware & IS Professional Services.
Ideal person, will have experience working for large global, complex and corporate companies where high levels of complex spend have been managed.
Role and responsibilities:
- Create IT strategy through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
- Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
- Support the development of global category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
- Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
- Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
- Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
- On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Experience and requirements:
- Deep technical category experience within Technology, covering a wide range of sub-categories
- Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
- Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
- A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
- Will have a track record of IT category management, effecting change and continuous improvement through implementation of innovative category strategies
- Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
- Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
- MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential