Procurement Consultant- IT

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement and operational performance
• Develop and propose category and project strategies that maximize value for clients
• Gain stakeholder engagement at all appropriate levels and influence effectively
• Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practice approaches to the market
• Ensure effective supplier and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
• Devise negotiation plans and manage negotiation process with client and suppliers
• Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers
• Agree on implementation plans and manage activities with client and suppliers as required
• Extensive experience negotiating large complex and global deals with successful commercial and operational outcomes
• Demonstrate strong market knowledge, including key players, emerging challengers, and relevant activity, with the ability to assess strategic impacts and advise clients accordingly.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in global IT procurement category knowledge
• Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, ideally gained in a consultancy environment or working alongside consultants but relevant industry experience will be considered
• Experience leading and managing global teams
• Deep subject matter expert in Enterprise Software, IT Services and/or Cloud Hosting
• Change management experience
• Experience with spend profiles over $50M annual
• Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint presentation, and data analytical skills
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Market-leading benefits
• Flexible working
• Support towards personal learning and development courses or training