IT Procurement Manager - £95K Birmingham
Salary: Up to £95K + Excellent Benefits
Location: Birmingham (2 days p/w on site)
Are you an IT Procurement Manager - with experience of business partnering, as well as delivery of complex IT sourcing projects across Cloud, DevOps, ITO and Software? This role offers a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the development of a Greenfield Procurement function, alongside a newly appointed Head of Procurement, for a PE backed Wealth & Investment Management firm.
Role:Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the IT community, positioning Procurement as a "value-add" business partner. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical IT & Technology Procurement projects - supporting the organisation's digital journey.
You will need to:
- Be commercially astute, financially literate and legally competent to negotiate contracts
- Have strong influencing skills and leadership, with the gravitas to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the CIO and the executive management team
- Be results driven with a track record of achievement while adaptable in the face of adversity
- Familiar with operating in a regulatory environment
Experience:
- IT Procurement & Category Management experience
- Solid understanding of procurement processes and principles, commercial and legal constructs, and financial models.
- Skills to influence and drive effective change in a fast paced environment
- Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery
- Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Ideally Degree and MCIPS qualified.