Main responsibilities will include:
- Building and maintaining strong stakeholder and supplier relationships.
- Leading sourcing initiatives, from renewals to strategic procurement projects, with minimal supervision.
- Managing tenders, supplier evaluations, and selection processes.
- Understanding business needs and negotiating commercially beneficial agreements.
- Drafting contracts and leading cross-functional deal teams.
- Identifying cost-saving and value-creation opportunities.
- Monitoring market trends and contributing to sourcing strategies.
- Following established procurement policies, tools, and processes.
- Mentoring and supporting junior team members on complex sourcing activities.
Requirements:
- University degree or equivalent; CIPS qualification desirable.
- 5+ years of sourcing/procurement experience, preferably within IT and IT outsourcing categories.
- Proven experience leading complex, high-value sourcing projects and tender processes.
- Ability to independently manage sourcing activities from strategy through to contract execution.
- Strong commercial, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience developing sourcing strategies and structuring complex commercial agreements.
- Good understanding of contract drafting and negotiation, including software licensing and SaaS agreements.
- Highly organised, results-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience using sourcing and procurement tools and systems.
- Collaborative, flexible, and effective in leading cross-functional teams.