Category Manager – Technology; Infrastructure, Cloud & Services), FTC

Position: Category Manager – Technology (Infrastructure, Cloud & Services), 12 month FTC
Location: City Of London

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

The Group operates from more than 48 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Role Overview :

The Procurement function is responsible for the provision of leading edge procurement services aligned to business strategy and requirements, aiming to enhance value and productivity across the supplier value-chain through effective, efficient and agile processes delivered by a strategic, commercial and risk focussed function.

The function plays a crucial role in ensuring that the organisation achieves value (i.e. performance, financial, enhanced risk, etc.) from its global supplier landscape. As such Procurement is accountable for the implementation and management of strategic procurement driving value through effective supplier relationship management, demand & consumption management, MI & BI analytics, third party risk management and the like.

Please note, this role is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. The successful candidate will provide specialist Technology Procurement expertise to support strategic sourcing initiatives, commercial optimisation activities, supplier governance and procurement transformation programmes across the Group during this period.

Role Responsibilities:

Support the Head of Procurement – Technology with development and implementation of 3 year rolling Technology Category Sourcing Strategy, including supplier segmentation, supplier consolidation strategy, PSL category definition and strategic procurement levers implementation

Define and agree category plans that deliver ongoing commercial value in terms of cost, performance and risk in accordance with the overall procurement strategy aligned to the business objectives and strategies

Build strong relationships with technology and business stakeholders, business management and finance as well ask third party suppliers

Provide market insights to the broader procurement team including key stakeholders, senior management and the procurement sourcing office

Deliver sourcing process including pipeline management, competitive tenders and benchmarking to identify best supplier option is identified and commercial, contractual, performance and service delivery stipulations are embedded and aligned to business requirements.

Ensure and complete all relevant Third Party Risk Management activities on a timely basis through liaison with the Procurement Efficiency Office Ensure that all technology software contracts have been abstracted and added to the contract repository and contract meta data is kept up-to-date throughout the contract lifecycle.

Actively participate in the Procurement strategic initiatives including transformation, continuous improvement and innovation programmes

Manage and lead complex and high value contract negotiations with suppliers

Participate and manage appropriate Governance forums and develop supporting metrics & reporting in conjunction with the Procurement Efficiency Office.

Collaborate and support the commercial contract management team with the management of the category Panels and Preferred Supplier Lists, performance and commercial issues during the post-deal contract period.

Provide support to the Procurement Efficiency Office with supplier onboarding queries and process issues, as well as offboarding of suppliers upon contract termination.

Experience / Competences Essential Proven  experience operating within a strategic procurement, category…