Procurement Heads
Category Manager (Digital and Technology)
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Job Description
Procurement Heads are representing a UK market leading Consumer client, who are currently seeking to appoint an IT Category Manager into their team. This role will work closely within a medium sized team, reporting into the Digital Lead.
Our client is currently undergoing a significant transformation to ensure the business continues to thrive within an increasingly competitive environment. This is a truly exciting time to be joining a reputable employer, who place strong emphasis on driving efficiency, sustainability and digitalisation.
We're looking to appoint a confident senior Procurement specialist, with a background and track record for working on complex procurements specifically across Saas (Software as a Service). In this role, you'll manage all procurement for c.£150m spend, handling large scale-negotiations with the likes of Microsoft and Salesforce.
Your key accountabilities will include
- Sourcing and contract management
- Category strategy development
- Supplier relationship management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Risk management
Essential criteria for the role includes
- Strong category knowledge across Digital and Technology
- Good people engagement and influencing skills at all levels in an organisation.
- A good business partner with strong negotiation skills and ability to build and develop relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Proven experience working on complex negotiations within procurement
- Strong experience in Procurement particularly in SaaS
- Willingness to commute into the office, three days per week to Central London HQ
Benefits will include
- Salary of up to £90,000 pa +
- Performance based annual bonus
- Competitive annual leave plus public holidays
- 20% discounts on all branded products
- 25% off Gym Memberships
- Generous defined Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
Location: The City, GB
Posted Date: 9/29/2024
Contact Information
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