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Key Responsibilities: Facilitating communication and exerting influence across various IT categories and suppliers. Cultivating, sustaining, and influencing stakeholder relationships to ensure procurement aligns seamlessly with broader business objectives. Providing leadership beyond the procurement function, focusing on strategic elements that significantly impact the overall FSO (Financial Services Organisation) strategy. Overseeing stakeholder management processes, encompassing initial outreach, strategy formulation, and demand management. Employing a collaborative approach to enrich critical relationships with internal stakeholders, thereby fostering mutual benefits for procurement and the organisation. Serving as the liaison between internal stakeholders, the procurement team, and suppliers. Initiating and managing the Request for Proposal (RFP) process as necessary. Engaging in negotiations with both new and existing suppliers. Overseeing supplier management throughout the selection phase. Managing the entire tender process and presenting sourcing recommendations for executive-level approval. Demonstrating proficiency in the procurement process and providing cogent justifications to support decisions. Proactively addressing the future requirements of the FSO business, influencing and implementing sustainable supply chain opportunities in alignment with the business strategy. Driving effective sourcing and category management efforts, facilitating standardised and centralised reporting, managing demand, monitoring value delivery, supporting relevant category initiatives, and collaborating with key stakeholders to spearhead end-to-end procurement activities. Ensuring full compliance of all sourcing activities with established compliance and governance frameworks. Taking responsibility for effective controls, risk management, mitigation, and delegation of activities within defined parameters. Leading the IT Procurement category team and executing projects and programmes. Demonstrating a track record of strategic leadership, team management, and cross-functional collaboration. Providing mentorship and coaching as needed. About You: Our work isn't just significant; it's indispensable. That's why we seek to recruit experts in their respective domains. Specifically, we are seeking a candidate who possesses: A recognised degree in business or engineering. Preference given to candidates with a postgraduate business management qualification. Professional registration would be advantageous. MBA or equivalent qualification. Exposure to executive development programmes and/or specialised supply chain programmes. Proficiency in negotiation, employing a range of tactics to achieve commercial and non-commercial objectives. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels. In-depth understanding of the supply market within Digital, Data, and Technology, with the ability to identify opportunities for cost reduction and supplier performance enhancement. Capability to forge enduring internal and external business relationships, navigate change, and provide strategic leadership. Ensures clear contractual agreements between the organisation and its suppliers, outlining deliverables, timelines, costs, risks, and other commitments. Strong commercial acumen and the ability to strategise effectively for future requirements. Salary: £70,000-£90,000 depending on experience, plus bonus Hybrid working - offices in Wokingham or Warwick
Your new company You will be working for a leading facilities management service provider with an annual turnover in excess of £20b. With a global procurement team exceeding 800 heads, you will be joining a global powerhouse with ambitious growth and transformation plans. Your new role You will be working as an IT Category Manager, sitting within a UK procurement team of 56. This role will report into the Senior IT Category Manager and be responsible for a wide range of projects across this organisation's different service offerings. Projects are wide and varied, from CCTV and frictionless shopping to ERP and Cloud storage transformation projects. You will engage with a wide variety of stakeholders to understand business requirements and effectively translate these needs into innovative solutions that meet a wide range of needs. This role will be largely home based, with occasional travel to offices in London and Hertfordshire. What you'll need to succeed You will need to have experience in full e2e procurement of IT software and services. This is a highly varied role with exciting and unique challenges. As such, the ability to effectively work within ambiguity is vital to allow you to fully tackle this role. You should be a strong and effective communicator who is happy to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders to deliver complex projects. An ability to create and implement long-term strategic plans is required for this role, and you should be able to demonstrate experience doing this. What you'll get in return You will be entitled to a competitive base salary dependent on experience of up to £70,000 p/a. This role also allows remote working with occasional travel to offices in London and Hertfordshire (once/twice a month). Wider benefits of this role include a discretionary bonus, 25 days' holiday and private health care. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk