Interim Category Lead - IT Services
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Location
London, England
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Up to £470 per day
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Contact:
Sam Solt
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Contact email:
sam.solt@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
470
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Salary low:
0
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Job ref:
SS - 11133_1517562492
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Published:
about 6 years ago
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Duration:
6 Months
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Expiry date:
2018-03-04
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Startdate:
ASAP
1st Executive are retained by a leading organisation to recruit an interim IT Services Category Lead for an initial 6 month contract paying up to £470/day.
Role;
- To lead the creation, execution and management of comprehensive global sourcing strategies for IT Services global spend categories including: Hardware, Service Desk, Print Services, MS Agreements, Security Services and Network Services
- Leveraging deep category and market expertise
- Operating in a truly global manner
- Utilizing procurement policies, procedures, processes, systems and methodologies
- Engaging and building strategic relationships with key senior stakeholders and business partners
- Understanding the business requirements of key stakeholders and business partners and positioning the Procurement value proposition
- Delivering the needs of key stakeholders and business partners through creation and execution of global sourcing strategies
- Identifying and delivering business benefits aligned to assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation
- Ensuring financial value delivered is recognized by affected stakeholder communities
- Creating and delivering effective budgets agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the Spend Management Framework
- Leading, developing and managing the supply base for the in scope spend categories
- Building and leading effective strategic relationships with key suppliers
- Driving sustainable value from key supplier relationships
Requirements;
- Deep IT Category Procuremenet expertise
- Expeirence of working on a Global scale across a matrix organisation
- Excellent stakeholder management skills