1st Executive are retained on behalf of a global FTSE100 Oil & Gas Supermajor, who are seeking an experienced procurement / sourcing lead with a strong track record in IT Applications sourcing, ahead of a number of forthcoming project requirements. This sits within a truly dynamic and progressive procurement function that will no doubt present some very interesting works.

Job Purpose:

This role reports directly into the Category Sourcing Director for Application Development) and will be part of a team with responsibility for all strategic sourcing, negotiation & supplier management within the Application Development category. This encompasses all commercial aspects from the initial selection of suppliers, the negotiation of commercial & contractual terms, participating and/or leading in a supplier governance model, and coordinating with each IT functional area on their sourcing requirements and expectations. This role will support the Category Sourcing Director and/or lead where necessary, in any contract disputes or negotiations with vendors.

Key Accountabilities:

• Execute against the strategy and annual plan for the category that includes:
• business priorities
• key contract renewals
• improvement areas for key vendors
• process improvements
• optimisation of company volumes and category expertise
• preferred supplier adoption
• savings target
• Develop & execute appropriate supplier governance to effectively manage third parties, participating in vendor relationship governance meetings including performance review and obligations tracking and value leakage prevention.
• Maintain vendor group-wide performance management materials such as metrics and score cards to drive desired vendor behaviour / required outcomes
• Execute the full sourcing process which includes development of scope, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, and contract execution
• Drive to remedy inconsistent vendor performance across the enterprise and improve vendor performance / optimising allocation of spend
• Modify Service Levels and create new Service Levels over the terms of the agreements
• Participate in company networks, sharing information, best practices and lessons learned
• Interface where relevant with the global business.
• Effective optimization and utilization of global business to deliver sourcing activities
• Lead procurement projects including the negotiation of Application Development Release orders, contracts & commercial terms consistent with maximizing business value for IT
• Maximise benefits to the company as a whole, by leveraging enterprise-wide spend with each vendor and contributing to the segments/functions being informed on vendor choice for new contract awards
• Maximise the value of contracts throughout the company, extending suppliers' service across the organisation to drive additional value

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience across sourcing Application Development, Application Maintenance and MSA Agreements.
• Material and demonstrable applied expertise in Application Development, Application Maintenance, IT Operations, IT Procurement
• In depth experience of managing high value multi vendor strategic supplier relationships
• Demonstrable experience of vendor management with considerable experience in Application Development procurement, vendor management and applying industry best practice
• Experience in articulating, delivering and managing Transition and Transformation requirements and IT and Applications Development work orders
• Ability to interpret contract language and develop a position
• Specific experience of operating within a global matrixed organisation. With a proven track record of influencing large teams of a diverse nature
• Specific and in depth understanding of the category supply market and value drivers
• Excellent negotiation skills with experience in negotiating multi-million commercial IT contracts
• Ability to engage mid to senior business and IT personnel in an influential manner, to win over stakeholder consensus