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Global Procurement Manager - IT

Cedar
Posted 21 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • A global professional services and outsourcing business is seeking a Procurement professional with a strong background in IT procurement, particularly in SaaS, Cloud, Software, or Telco.
  • The role requires ownership of large IT procurement projects, managing spend from approximately £1 million to over £100 million.
  • Candidates should have a proactive approach, resilience in challenging stakeholders, and the ability to navigate complex environments effectively.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in IT procurement is preferred, along with relevant qualifications such as CIPS or a degree.
  • The position offers a salary of £70,000 to £90,000, excellent development opportunities, and a hybrid working model.

The Business:

A big global professional services and outsourcing business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive a Procurement agenda into a growing space i.e. being proactive and taking hold and ownership of opportunities, shaping deals and driving governance, often within tight timescales
  • Ownership of large levels of spend across a wide range of IT procurement projects. Projects will vary in value from c.£1m up to £100m+
  • Run strategic procurement projects end to end in IT sub-category areas such as SaaS, Cloud, Software, Telco
  • Challenge stakeholders to a senior level in the right way in order to drive the procurement agenda and achieve positive, 'value-add' results

Key Skills:

  • You must be proactive in your approach
  • Resilient in character - able to challenge stakeholders to achieve a positive result
  • Have a strong track record within the IT category, ideally in SaaS, Cloud, Software or Telco
  • Able to navigate a large complex blue-chip environment and cut through the noise, prioritising effectively
  • Someone who understands what 'best in class' procurement looks like and can bring new ideas to the table
  • An ability to develop and implement category strategy
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ideally experience in the IT industry
  • CIPS/Degree or equivalent qualification would be useful

What is in it for you?

  • Excellent development and progression opportunities in a large team of over 20 in procurement
  • A mature environment where you will have a strong support network from leadership
  • Autonomy to drive your own projects
  • Hybrid working - one or two days a week in the office
  • Joining a company in good growth

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.