IT Procurement Lead

MCS Group is delighted to be working with a Global company, based in Belfast for an IT Procurement Lead to join their management team.

This is a unique opportunity for an individual for an IT/Technology Procurement Lead for a leading global professional services company, with a base in Belfast.

Salary on offer from 70-90K depending on experience!!

What you will do

The Procurement Lead (IT) is responsible for the pro-active stakeholder and commercial management of the IT and technology category. This role will involve the following:

• Acting as the procurement business partner, and trusted advisor to the IT leadership team.
• Strategically managing the category and aligning it with wider business priorities (e.g. decarbonisation, merger integration).
• Providing leadership and day to day management of a team of direct reports responsible for executing the core strategy and BAU activities.
• Proactively identifiying opportunities (savings, process improvement, value add) and pursuing them.
• Leading high stake sourcing projects and negotiations as needed.
• Building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with key strategic suppliers.
• Ensuring category performance (savings, pipeline, risks, issues) are reported at an appropriate level.
• Working collaboratively with wider stakeholders, building impactful relationships and leading cross-functional teams to deliver value as needed.
• Working in close partnership with the IT vendor management team to ensure a holistic approach to lifecycle management.
• Providing category insights and intelligence to function and office leads as required to drive business value globally.
• Compliance and Risk Management - ensuring all procurement activities adhere to firm policies, and data protection procedures.

What you will have

• Proven experience in a senior procurement role with an emphasis on business partnering, and preferably in a partnership or professional services environment.
• Deep technical knowledge of the IT procurement category.
• Extensive knowledge of best practice procurement.
• Proven track record of building relationships and influencing at executive level.
• Excellent negotiation skills, is able to obtain consensus around credible, executable solutions
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, read situations, and make informed decisions.
• Comfortable leading in ambiguity and in a transitional environment, with the ability to motivate others.
• Desirable to have familiarity with legal specific IT systems and tools (e.g. practice management, document management, and e-discovery solutions).
• MCIPs qualification desirable.

All details will be discussed upon application.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Alan Montgomery, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group 92

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