Procurement Manager - Technology/Digital
Posted 1 day ago by People First Supply Chain
£131,000 Per year
Inside
Onsite
Weybridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Procurement Manager - Technology/Digital role involves overseeing sourcing and contract management for technology categories within a major FTSE100 company. The position requires negotiation with suppliers to secure favorable contract terms and managing supplier performance across multiple countries. The role emphasizes the need for extensive experience in tech procurement, particularly with software and cloud services, and the ability to influence stakeholders at an executive level. This position is office-based in Weybridge/Central London and is initially for three months with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accountable for sourcing and contract management across assigned categories.
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers to secure favorable terms.
- Lead contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation, and maintenance.
- Implement key projects to support savings delivery or risk mitigation.
- Manage stakeholder alignment and plan delivery across commercial leadership and finance.
- Manage suppliers through a robust performance management process.
- Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured.
- Utilize complex business processes in supplier transactions, including risk and compliance requirements.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in Tech & Digital Procurement.
- Specific experience with Software, SaaS & Cloud suppliers.
- Ability to proactively source suppliers and negotiate contracts quickly.
- Experience in global, multi-national companies in regulated industries.
- Ability to influence and manage stakeholders at the executive level.
- Capability to deliver multiple procurement projects within enterprise programmes.
- Exceptional commercial and financial acumen.
Salary (Rate): £131,000.00 yearly
City: Weybridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Job Title: Procurement Manager - Technology/Digital
Your New Daily rate: Up to £505 PAYE or £667 Umbrella p/day* £131k equivalent
Duration: Three months initially, may go longer
Location: Weybridge/Central London - Office based
Start date: ASAP
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job posting ID: JP3802
Who you'll be working for: Our client, a major FTSE100 business, who have fantastic offices in London and Weybridge are looking for a Global Category Manager in Technology.
Procurement Manager - What You'll be Doing: You will be accountable for all sourcing and contract management across assigned categories. Negotiate contracts with suppliers that secure favourable terms for procurement contracts in line with the agreed business requirements. Contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance. Lead and implement key projects to support savings delivery or risk mitigation. Lead stakeholder alignment and Plan delivery (Commercial leadership and Finance across the business) Working across multiple countries requiring high cultural awareness Manage the suppliers for the categories within scope through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured. Requires significant external supplier knowledge. Knows and utilises complex business processes in all supplier transactions, including all risk/regulatory/compliance requirements.
Procurement Manager - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Extensive experience working in Tech & Digital Procurement Specific experience working with Software, SaaS & Cloud suppliers & spend categories. The ability to proactively source suppliers, negotiate and then execute contracts at pace. Experience of working for global, multi-national companies in highly regulated industries. Ability to influence & stakeholders manage at executive level autonomously. Ability to deliver multiple procurement projects within enterprise programmes subject to programme governance & fast paced timelines. Exceptional commercial & financial acumen to advise procurement to strategy & align to business cases to ensure overall business case delivery.
*Please note this Umbrella rate is the amount payable to Umbrella company - this does not represent what you will actually receive from the Umbrella company
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