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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and implement strategies for key technology categories supporting the BNZ Technology team
- Build trusted relationships with internal technology stakeholders
- Identify appropriate sourcing approaches
- Lead market engagements, including RFx activities
- Draft, review and negotiate supplier contracts, statements of work, schedules and commercial terms
- Complete internal approvals through contract execution in line with regulatory requirements and policies
- Deliver market-leading negotiations supporting business growth
- Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance and productivity improvements
- Manage technology procurement portfolios
- Collaborate and cross-skill across procurement categories and business units
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 5 years' experience in technology procurement, category management or a similar role
- Direct experience negotiating high-value third-party supplier contracts in a complex environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the financial services or banking sector, including procurement and regulatory considerations for critical technology suppliers
- Ability to establish and implement category strategies
- Experience working in a highly regulated industry and complying with internal risk, regulatory and governance processes, including Banking Standard (BS) 11
- Proven experience leading complex technology market engagements, including RFx activity for software, applications, maintenance, cyber, infrastructure, mainframes and/or core systems
- Experience delivering cost savings, cost avoidance and productivity improvements through strategic negotiations and category management
- Skilled in drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex supplier contracts, statements of work, schedules and commercial terms for technology products and services
- Ability to self-manage, meet deadlines and prioritise workload
- Experience working on large-scale technology projects, strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations in a corporate or regulated environment
- Experience managing technology procurement portfolios within a complex or regulated organisation
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- Strong procurement acumen and practical knowledge of end-to-end procurement practices, including sourcing strategies, RFx documentation, supplier response evaluation and contract negotiation
- Direct procurement experience required; primarily reseller sales, engineering procurement or non-technology category experience may not align
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible working
- Two days working from home
- Generous leave offering
- Wellbeing support
- Growth, learning and career development opportunities