IT Procurement Manager

Responsible for functional sourcing management across set commodities, specifically around Information Technology equipment, software and services suppliers.

Provide commercial support to the business and project teams to:

• Ensure budgetary compliance
• Negotiate agreements, pricing and identify savings opportunities
• Review statements of works and contract change notes under existing framework agreements, with preferred suppliers
• Minimise commercial risks

• Ensuring the appropriate Statement of Works (SoW) templates are used
• Conducting commercial review for each SoW to mitigate and manage commercial risks
• Work with technical / project teams to lead commercial reviews and create / lead competitive processes
• Create tenders and lead commercial negotiations using established commercial processes and ensuring you represent the strategic requirements of the company and its shareholders
• Draft and award supplier contracts with support from internal Legal and external legal outsource supplier, as required
• Report issues and opportunities in a timely manner and manage risk appropriately
• Take ownership of resolution of contractual disputes
• Ensure contractual governance / approval mechanisms are applied and support governance meetings in line with the contract to ensure actions delivered upon
• Work with relevant vendor manager to track performance of suppliers against the contract on key contractual KPIs working and ensuring that the suppliers are delivering on all fronts
• Work with relevant stakeholders to engage with supplier contacts, ensuring agreed performance and pricing are maintained and new costs are agreed under contract as required
• Work with technical / project teams and Managed Service Providers to ensure that suppliers / contracts are managed effectively yielding sustained savings