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12-month FTC, Infrastructure & Transportation
Circa 70,000 per annum plus bonus and benefits
Central London (Hybrid)
The Company
Our client is a leading public sector support organisation delivering high value projects across multiple clients in the infrastructure and transportation sectors. The procurement team are now seeking to recruit a project focused IT & Technology Procurement professional to deliver critical and complex programmes across the UK.
They help support the delivery of essential services which are critical to delivering wider economic, social and environmental goals.
The Role
To deliver best value for money across a wide range of IT categories ensuring that multi-project/business synergies are leveraged, by identifying and delivering category strategies that result in cost and efficiency benefits against agreed targets.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Engagement with stakeholders to ensure that procurement category strategies are aligned with business objectives and priorities.
- Effective supplier relationship management (SRM) and performance management to ensure key suppliers' deliver contractual obligations and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Ensuring that the sourcing, contracts and R2P agreed with suppliers are aligned with policies, procedures, governance, and values.
- Ensuring that cost, risk, and compliance is managed through robust contract management.
- Be recognised as a Subject Management Expert for all IT & Technology assigned categories.
- Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders during any tender/bid process.
- Support the business with the delivery of any major projects.
The Person
- Experience of IT category management across a wide and diverse portfolio.
- Experience of creating and negotiating IT contracts.
- Experience of delivering enhanced value from supplier relationship management (SRM).
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, business acumen & commercial astuteness.
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities and objectives.
- Confidence, poise with ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Highly organised with ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and targets.
Desirable, not essential
- UCR (Utilities Contract regulations) procurement experience
- PA23 (Procurement Act 2023) regulations awareness or training
The Reward
- Competitive Salary and discretionary bonus.
- Initial 12-month fixed term contract with the potential of a future permanent role.
- Pension & 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
How to Apply
This is a key opportunity for a commercially focused IT Procurement professional to shape outcomes within a high-value, critical infrastructure environment. If you thrive in complex environments and are ready to make a significant impact, please apply by submitting your full CV and quoting reference 10158.
