IT Procurement Manager-
The Role and Responsibilities:
The candidate will be part of the Procurement Team who work with the Global Leaders to develop and execute a world class procurement function. This will involve creation and execution of category strategies primarily for the categories of Software, Hardware, Datacentre and Telecommunications. Managing the end-to-end procurement of products and services within these categories and working with key business stakeholders. Key objective is to achieve business savings and deliver value to the business.
Skills necessary to be successful in this role are as given below:
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Best Practice procurement process including ability to review and negotiate contracts with preferable market research knowledge.
- Procurement Category Management: 5 years experience in category management. Know the key steps within category management. Align, support and work with Global Category Managers to implement agreed Global Category Plans, across multi-entity organizations globally & demonstrate ability to step in for GCM when required.
- Specialist area: IT procurement (including Software, Hardware, Datacentre Services & Telecoms)
- Opportunity Identification/Spend Analysis- Experience in various layers of spend data to identify projects for cost savings, preparing proposals of projects identified, presenting to stakeholders, getting final sign off.
- Contract Management: Understand the fundamental structure of contract documents and the type of documents required. Good knowledge on types of contracts and contract structures e.g. NDA, MSA, Framework Agreements, schedules and SOW's with Contract drafting experience. Contract review and risk identification with negotiation of contract terms and pricing.
- Stake Holder Engagements: Advanced stakeholder management skills to manage your internal stakeholders and be pro-active in your approach. Must be able to communicate at all levels across the organization. Strong influencing and convincing skills to build successful, convincing business cases to gain sponsorship to launch cost reduction projects. Collaborative approach but possesses the ability to put point of view or procurement position across in a non-confrontational way. Able to push back when necessary. Active participation in the Business Review Calls presenting the spend reporting, saving opportunities.
- Support business objectives, delivering innovation, value and opportunity to save within categories of management and the market.
- Execute on supplier assessment, selection, commercial negotiation and contracting.
- Point of escalation for Operations in resolving structural issues with these third-party suppliers.
- Ariba or on-line procurement tools (preferred not essential)
Soft Skills
- Fluent in English, verbal and written with good communication skills as stakeholders are global.
- Able to work on multiple assignments
- Able to work at times in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining accuracy.
- Hands-on/practical approach, self-starter, team player.
- Out of the box solutions-thinking attitude.
- Ability to politely challenge to remove ambiguity or assess business requirement.
- Flexibility and Team work
- Intermediate knowledge of MS-Excel, MS-Power Point & MS-Word (Advanced skills desirable).
- Good knowledge of Outlook, SharePoint.
