IT Category Manager
- Employer
- Talent Drive
- Location
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £60k-£65k per annum + + 15% bonus + great benefits
- Closing date
- 26 Jul 2021
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- Specialist Area
- Procurement
- Sector
- Scientific
- Function
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
IT Category Manager - Midlands/ Remote Working
£60k-£65k per annum + 15% bonus + great benefits
This growing medical technology company are looking for a new IT Category Lead to manage all IT Software, spend across the organisation. The organisation appointed a brand-new Procurement Director a few months ago and are now looking to grow the Procurement function and invest heavily in this area with this being one of the newly created positions. This vacancy is part of the Global Procurement Organisation and will report directly to the Procurement Director.
What the role involves:
Responsible for the development, validation and sustainable implementation of all IT Software category spend.
Responsible for communication of sourcing plans and alignment between Procurement and its internal clients and external suppliers and partners.
Ownership of the financial performance of the IT procurement and sub-categories that fall into this area; including agreement and verification of savings forecast, budgeting and delivery.
Identify and communicate best practices and develop benchmarks that compare internal procurement performance to industry best practice.
Provide good IT market knowledge across the assigned sub-categories and translate into practice.
The person we hope to find:
A detailed understanding of IT Category Management, particularly within IT Software.
Understanding of working with IT Suppliers and negotiating the right deal for the organisation.
Full knowledge of sourcing/procurement procedures and processes and knowledge of the external trends and best practices within the IT/ Tech space.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to champion the vision of the organisation as delivering best value to the organisation.
MCIPS Qualified.
Salary and Benefits:
£60k-£65k per annum + + 15% bonus + great benefits
This position would suit an ambitious, talented Procurement professional with a passion for Technology and solid knowledge within IT Software Procurement. This organisation are looking for someone who is motivated to join a business in genuine growth mode where there is an opportunity to have a big impact in Procurement.
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.
- Telephone
- 07523 778781
- Location
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Bourne House, 23 Hinton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2EF
23 Hinton Road
Bournemouth
BH1 2EF
GB
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