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Principal Recruiter (Finance, Risk and Procurement) at The Adecco Group

Job title: IT Procurement Manager

Location: Warwick/Hybrid

Duration: 6 months initially

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

The role:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, DD&T, an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technology/IT Procurement Manager to be a part of a fast-paced, agile and highly transformative organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage IT spend and manage the end-to-end sourcing and contracting of goods and services across Cloud, Software, Licensing, Telecoms, and other IT categories.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for IT procurement with knowledge of the energy sector to ensure cost-effective and efficient procurement processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (PA23) and industry standards in all procurement activities.
• To manage the full tender process and present sourcing recommendations for approval at an Executive level by demonstrating expertise on the procurement process followed and by providing clear rationale to support decisions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their IT needs and provide strategic sourcing solutions. Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers and evaluate their capabilities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and negotiate favourable terms and conditions.
• Responsible for ensuring all sourcing is fully compliant with the compliance/governance frameworks. Accountable for effective controls, risk management and mitigation within the defined framework. Safeguarding alignment to legal requirements and security standards.
• Building and releasing RFPs where required. Negotiating with new and existing suppliers. Supplier management during the selection process.
• Drive effective sourcing and category management, support standardised and centralised tracking, manage status, track value delivery, and support relevant category initiatives.

Requirements:

• An in-depth understanding of the supply market within Digital, Data and Technology, and the ability to determine opportunities for cost reduction and supplier performance enhancement.
• Strong knowledge of UK procurement regulations and industry standards
• Proficiency in procurement software and tools. (e.g. Ariba, Ivalua)

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Utilities

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