Senior Buyer - IT

Your chance to join a leading Global Law firm as a Senior IT Buyer, delivering sourcing projects and supporting stakeholders globally…

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious IT procurement professional for a leading Global Law firm based in London, due to internal growth and investment into the Procurement function. 

This role will play an influential part in raising the profile of procurement within the business and working closely with the Senior Sourcing Manager, helping to deliver procurement strategy across a number of category areas.

This position will offer the right candidate exposure to senior Partner stakeholders within the business and the opportunity to influence and challenge the status quo. You will have a certain resilience about you to engage with Lawyers and Partners alike, but have the skill set to promote procurement and gain buy in by offering leading strategic solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to make their mark within a FTSE Legal organisation and support the procurement function through growth.

Responsibilities:

•        To negotiate IT contracts in a planned and proactive manner working closely with  Stakeholders

•        To analyse Supply Markets including preparing, issuing and evaluating RFI’s 

•        To agree supplier Selection Criteria

•        To manage and conduct tender presentations and manage the negotiation process through to contract award

•        To support the delivery of Cost Reduction and Service Improvements when the contracts are Operational.

Experience Required:

•        Degree level qualification preferred

•        Ideally a CIPS professional qualification

•        Experience in Sourcing IT HW/SW/Services

•        Considerable experience working in a large-scale corporate environment managing £multi-million projects.

•        Ideally experienced in managing Contracts and Supplier Relationships.

•        Very strong negotiating skills

•        Ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate with a broad range of diverse and geographically spread out stakeholders.

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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