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IT Services Procurement Lead

Bis Henderson
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • An opportunity exists for an IT Procurement specialist with extensive IT Services and SaaS experience to play a key role in a complex IT managed service development programme.
  • The position requires proven experience in developing IT services programmes and managing third-party relationships in a fast-paced environment.
  • Candidates should have strong negotiation skills, be commercially astute, and possess excellent communication abilities to effectively manage stakeholder relationships.
  • The role offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000 and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in IT procurement and third-party management.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not provided for this role.

An opportunity for an IT Procurement specialist with a depth of IT Services and SaaS experience to undertake a key role in a significant and complex IT managed service development programme. You will support the business to adopt and embed the Third Party Risk Management framework and deliver first-class Procurement services.

  • Support the development of a Procurement and Third Party Management policy framework, ensuring the documentation is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.
  • Support to develop and deliver Third Party Risk Management training materials, workshops and training sessions across the business.
  • Partner with stakeholders to define a collaborative approach to sourcing and ongoing third party management for assigned business areas.
  • Lead the delivery of end-to-end Procurement activity for assigned business areas, including sourcing approach, pre-qualification, tender, negotiation, preparation of contract, due diligence, onboarding, renewals and offboarding.
  • Work collaboratively with Legal in the drafting of commercial contracts.
  • Contribute to the delivery of cost reductions, efficiencies and value opportunities through delivery of Procurement and third party management activities.
  • Work with the business to develop and maintain an external network of Procurement and Third Party Management contacts to develop category expertise and drive market insight.

Skills and Experience:

  • Extensive IT Services and SaaS Procurement experience, together with third party management experience in a fast-paced organisation.
  • Proven experience in the development programmes for IT services
  • Commercially astute and knowledgeable in negotiating and drafting of complex supplier contracts.
  • Strong influencing and relationship building skills, with a proven ability to build constructive working relationships with suppliers, negotiating to deliver results.
  • A collaborative approach to stakeholder management at all levels.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical subject matter into clear, concise and impactful information.
  • Accountability and responsibility to take the lead in IT Procurement programme development
  • MCIPS preferred

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All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role.

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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.