A global services company is seeking an experienced IT Procurement Manager to manage activities in the information technology procurement function reporting directly to the CTO.
Roles & Responsibilities
- CostEfficiency: Ensure products and services are purchased in the most costeffective manner.
- Vendor Evaluation: Evaluate contracts and vendors thoroughly.
- Supplier Decisions: Make final decisions regarding suppliers.
- Issue Resolution: Resolve escalated issues arising from operations with suppliers.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Ensure stakeholders are involved in the IT procurement decisionmaking process.
- Risk Management: Plan and negotiate organizationalwide agreements to reduce risk.
- Optimal Terms: Provide optimum terms and conditions estimate and resolve execution barriers on time.
- Relationship Management: Develop and maintain professional business relations with key external and internal stakeholders.
- Strategic Projects: Lead strategically critical projects that bring exceptional value to the company through total cost reduction and key supplier relationships.
- Ongoing review and audit license usage.
Qualifications
- Experience: At least 3 years of proven working experience in IT procurement.
- Relationship Building: Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
- Problem Solving: Creative mindset problem solver serviceoriented and independent.
- Skills: Strong negotiation communication interpersonal and influencing skills.
- ResultsOriented: Ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
- Financial Awareness: Commercially and financially aware.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; additional language proficiency is an advantage
Remote Work :
No