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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in IT procurement and strategic sourcing, with a strong understanding of IT markets and contract negotiation. Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders and drive supplier performance while ensuring compliance and delivering commercial value.
Highest-signal resume keywords
IT ProcurementStrategic SourcingCategory ManagementIT Contract NegotiationSupplier Performance Management
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Spend AnalysisSupplier SegmentationCommercial Terms DraftingRisk ManagementIT Licensing Models
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationStakeholder EngagementCollaborative Team PlayerProactive MindsetResilience
Tools & Technologies
RFP ManagementContract Management Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
CIPSITIL
Industry Keywords
IT Spend CategoriesCloud ServicesTelecomsAI SolutionsDigital Technologies
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships across IT spend categories, including software, hardware, cloud services, telecoms, IT consultancy and AI solutions
- Support delivery of commercial value, risk management, and alignment with business and technology goals
- Support change, deliver results, and set standards
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to drive projects and enhance supplier performance
- Travel as required by the business
- Gain agreement and implement sourcing strategy for designated IT categories based on business needs and market insights
- Serve as the expert and go-to person for nominated categories, advising on market and sourcing trends
- Develop deep understanding of assigned categories
- Conduct spend analysis and supplier segmentation to identify opportunities
- Support the Senior Global IT Category Manager in cross-border IT deals and end-to-end category management, including RFPs, negotiations, and contract awards/management
- Ensure contracts are commercially robust and legally compliant
- Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to align spend category objectives with organisational goals
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial terms in IT contracts
- Report and monitor savings, compliance, and risk
- Drive supplier innovation and continuous improvement
- Manage supplier performance, including service levels, KPIs, and relationship development
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive experience i.e. 5+ years in IT procurement, strategic sourcing and category management within multinational environments
- Strong understanding of IT markets, licensing models, and digital technologies
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven expertise in IT contract negotiation and management of software licencing models and commercial frameworks, across Technology categories (Software, IT Services i.e. SaaS, cloud, enterprise agreements, Hardware and Telecoms)
- Collaborative, engaging and influential style, with proven success building credible senior stakeholders and shape business decisions
- Certifications like CIPS, ITIL would be an advantage
- Fluent in English, spoken and written
- A highly collaborative and true team player
- Proactive with a positive, solutions-focused mindset
- Comfortable working at pace, consistently delivering to deadlines, and stable under pressure
- Resilient and adaptable to change