IT Procurement Manager; FTC

Location: Belfast

Salary: Up to £60K + Bonus + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Technology Procurement professional to join the global Procurement function of a major international financial services organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract
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Operating within a complex, technology-led and highly regulated environment, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the organisation's Technology procurement strategy, working across significant areas of third-party spend including Software, SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Managed Services and IT Professional Services
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This is a highly commercial role combining strategic category management, complex sourcing and negotiation, supplier management and procurement transformation
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Working closely with senior Technology, Finance and business stakeholders, you will help drive greater commercial value from the organisation's global supplier landscape while improving performance, resilience and third-party risk management.

Reporting into senior Procurement leadership, you will take responsibility for a portfolio of strategic Technology procurement activity, including:

• Supporting the development and implementation of a multi-year Technology Category Strategy
  , including supplier segmentation, consolidation opportunities and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Developing category and sourcing plans that deliver measurable improvements across cost, performance, service and risk
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• Leading end-to-end strategic sourcing projects
  , from demand definition and market engagement through competitive tendering, benchmarking, negotiation and contract award.
• Managing complex and high-value commercial negotiations with major technology suppliers.
• Partnering with Technology, Finance and business stakeholders to understand requirements and identify opportunities for commercial optimisation.
• Providing market intelligence and supplier insights to Procurement and senior stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities to optimise the organisation's Technology supplier landscape and drive greater value from existing supplier relationships.
• Supporting effective supplier governance, performance management and Preferred Supplier arrangements
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• Ensuring appropriate Third-Party Risk Management activities are completed throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Supporting effective management of Technology contracts and associated contract data.
• Developing appropriate procurement metrics, MI and reporting to support effective decision-making.
• Contributing to wider Procurement transformation, continuous improvement and innovation programmes
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• Supporting supplier onboarding, ongoing governance and appropriate offboarding at contract termination.

• Strong Technology category expertise across areas such as Software, SaaS, Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Managed Services and/or IT Professional Services
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• A proven track record of leading complex end-to-end sourcing and procurement programmes
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• Strong commercial negotiation skills and experience negotiating high-value Technology contracts.
• Evidence of delivering measurable cost optimisation, commercial value, risk reduction and service improvements
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• Experience developing and executing category strategies aligned with wider business objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across Technology, Finance and the wider business
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• Strong supplier relationship and performance management experience.
• Good analytical capability, including the ability to use spend data, supplier intelligence and market insight to inform commercial decisions.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities…