Global Technology Procurement Manager - FTSE100

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Global Technology Procurement Manager - FTSE100 - Uxbridge (Hybrid) - 80,000-90,000 + package

A global FTSE100 business seek a strong IT/Technology Procurement Manager to lead large-scale sourcing projects and devise category strategy across IT Infrastructure (Hardware, Cloud, Data Centres).

The role sits within an innovative, data driven and award-winning procurement function based across the UK, Europe and the US. They deploy leading analytics tools to drive meaningful insights that couples with a strong stakeholder & supplier engagement strategy to drive procurement decision making. A period of procurement transformation from a portfolio based to strategic category management approach has left the technology category ripe for both short term and long term improvement. A senior IT procurement professional is therefore required to steer the IT business through this exciting period of change.

Boiling this role down, there are 4 key skills that will help you succeed in this role. They are:

• Proactivity & ambition, with strong project management expertise
• Deep expertise across IT/Technology sourcing is essential.
• Strong influencing skills, able to take stakeholders on a journey to drive beneficial outcomes
• Strong contract management & the ability to mitigate risk will be key.

This role offers the opportunity to lead large-scale, global procurement projects within a well-established team but in a new & improved procurement landscape.

If you are a strong IT Procurement professional looking to join a business where you can shape global sourcing strategy and drive your career forward, apply through the link or send your CV to Alex directly at (url removed) to arrange a confidential discussion.

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