IT Procurement Manager 85k
1st Executive
- Manchester
- £80,000-85,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the IT community, positioning Procurement as a "value-add" business partner. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical IT & Technology Procurement projects - supporting the organisation's digital journey.You will need to:
- Be commercially astute, financially literate and legally competent to negotiate contracts
- Have strong influencing skills and leadership, with the gravitas to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the CIO and the executive management team
- Be results driven with a track record of achievement while adaptable in the face of adversity
- Familiar with operating in a regulatory environment
- Excellent IT Procurement experience, with some Software experience (SaaS, PIaaS, Cloud, IT Services)
- Strong Stakeholder Management ability to a senior level.
- Ideally, prior experience within a Financial Services industry environment.
- Data-driven mindset.