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Strategic Sourcing Manager - Edinburgh - £60k

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Edinburgh - £60k

  • Location

    Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £55000 - £60000 per annum + + benefits

  • Contact:

    Geoff Hunt

  • Contact email:

    geoff.hunt@1st-executive.com

  • Salary high:

    60000

  • Salary low:

    55000

  • Job ref:

    J13531_1572629874

  • Published:

    over 4 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2019-12-01

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

  • Consultant:

    ConsultantDrop

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Edinburgh - £60k

Our client, a leading financial services company are looking for a Procurement professional with relevant ITexperience to come and join their team as a Strategic Sourcing Manager. This role is aligned to Group Technology and Change (GTC) and will work on various change projects and IT contracts.

The Role:

  • Sourcing support to high risk, high spend strategic technology or business services' projects
  • Create new and innovative commercial supplier led models and opportunities that drive cost, risk and relationship value to the business
  • You'll be the lead negotiator to multi-million pound contracts and sourcing arrangements
  • Design, lead and implement category market leading sourcing arrangements for designated spend category
  • Ensure that the relevant key business stakeholders adhere to the Supply Management Framework

Required Expertise:

  • Excellent stakeholder management and ability to work collaboratively
  • Previous experience working on change IT projects and IT contracts
  • Confident and experienced negotiator whose style will reflect the Royal
    London values.
  • Very strong knowledge of commercial models and approaches/techniques
    necessary to achieve best in class sourcing deals.
  • Experience of negotiating third party consents and/or contract novations
  • Proven negotiation skills and comprehensive knowledge of contract law.
  • Experience of negotiating any IT outsourcing deals or off-shore delivery

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please apply here or alternatively email geoff.hunt@1st-executive.com with a CV to arrange a suitable time to talk!