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IT Procurement Manager

Employer
Talent Drive
Location
Berkshire
Salary
£70,000 - £75,000 + up to 10% bonus, 25 days holiday, private healthcare and matched pension scheme
Closing date
18 Feb 2020

Job Details

An expanding Utilities organisation in the heart of Berkshire is going through an exciting Procurement Transformation and as part of that they are looking to grow their Procurement function and hiring a new IT Procurement Manager. This role will see you take category ownership for all IT Software contracts as well as being involved in other Technology spend areas.

This role will have a UK focus to it and will report directly into an experienced Head of IT Procurement and will see you take full end to end category ownership to a variety of IT Category areas.

What the role involves

  1. Managing a multi-million-pound portfolio of spend across IT Services
  2. Contract values will range from £100k up to multi-million-pound contracts with key suppliers for the business
  3. Shaping and executing a range of sourcing strategies across IT and Technology and collaborating with key internal stakeholders in the business
  4. Have the chance to interact with the wider Procurement exec team in making critical commercial decisions as part of the short, medium- and long-term strategy of the business and be empowered to make these decisions.
  5. Report to the Head of Procurement to drive change and grow the Procurements spend remit across the business.

The person we hope to find

  1. IT category management experience is essential for this role
  2. Ideally managed multiple IT Software contracts for your previous organisation
  3. Proven experience of managing IT stakeholders and being able to make key strategic decisions on the supplier base you are engaged with
  4. Degree educated or equivalent would be preferable but not essential
  5. Be able to identify and implement negotiation strategies through a multi-function team

If you are an IT Procurement Manager looking for a new challenge and are interested in working for an organisation who view Procurement as an integral part of their business and a huge part of the growth strategy, then this could well be the role for you!

Company

Talent Drive is a specialist Procurement & Supply Chain recruitment Consultancy. Talent Drive was born of a vision to help both large and SME organisations find the most talented and driven Supply Chain and Procurement Professionals. “Delivering with Impact” is the mantra we work by, epitomising our sole focus; sourcing the best talent quickly, and effectively. We believe this can only be achieved by collaborating fully with your organisation and truly understanding what it takes to fit both culturally and professionally into your team, ensuring maximum impact upon arrival. We want to be able to act as an ambassador of your brand and become an extension of your HR or recruitment function. This way, we can talk with passion about your brand as if it were our own to ensure we attract and deliver the talent you need.

Talent Drive is not just about transacting with an organisation on a vacancy requirement. We endeavour to build long lasting, rewarding partnerships with organisations and the real barometer of success for us is being our candidates and clients first call when they need recruitment support.
 

Company info
Telephone
07523 778781
Location
Bourne House, 23 Hinton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2EF
23 Hinton Road
Bournemouth
BH1 2EF
GB

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