IT Category Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic IT Procurement Manager to drive procurement excellence. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the procurement of software, hardware, and services, ensuring alignment with the company's IT strategy. Your expertise in vendor management and stakeholder engagement will be crucial in identifying cost-saving opportunities and fostering strong relationships. Join a forward-thinking team that values innovation and inclusivity, and help shape the future of procurement in a company dedicated to growth and community-building. If you are passionate about making a difference, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• Experienced IT Procurement professional with a focus on software and SaaS.
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT procurement across software, hardware, services, and telecoms.
• Lead supplier selection and ensure procurement requests are authorized.

Skills

IT Procurement

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation Skills

Cost Reduction Analysis

Job description

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Overview

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices. Talk to us about how we can best support you! This role can be based in the UK or France.

We're recruiting for a forward-thinking IT Procurement Manager who will be accountable for the delivery of procurement excellence whilst being responsive to customers' needs and evolving demands. By executing the IT sourcing strategy, you will support the Kingfisher Group's IT Strategy and outlined objectives.

Reporting into the Head of Commercial and Vendor Management for IT, you will be tasked with end-to-end IT Procurement management, analysis & reporting, and vendor management. Working within the IT Procurement team, you will be procuring across Software, Hardware, Services and Telecoms with an in-scope spend of £40+ million.

What's the job

• IT Procurement within the following categories: Software, Hardware, Services and Telecoms - Development and implementation of the yearly procurement plan ensuring alignment and consistency with the IT Sourcing strategy.
• Lead evaluation and decision process for supplier selection in accordance with Kingfisher IT policies and procedures.
• Ensure Group scale is leveraged for Procurements through close communication with the wider Commercial team and IT stakeholders.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities. Coordinate, plan & execute benchmarks.
• Analysis and monitoring of IT sourcing and commercial trends.
• Ensure that all procurement requests are properly authorised, and the appropriate due diligence and approvals are carried out prior to contract signature.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure that demand is effectively understood, IT procurement plans are bought into and stakeholders have the procurement information they need to support effective decision making.

What you'll bring

• Experienced IT Procurement professional with experience in procuring software and Software as a Service.
• Experience working in a large blue-chip environment preferred - having a track record of delivering significant benefits to make change happen through professional procurement.
• Experience working and negotiating with international suppliers - managing a range of procurement contracts and projects from below £100k to upwards of £2mil in value.
• Experienced in vendor management and getting the most out of current contracts.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to build long-lasting relationships with internal colleagues and external suppliers.

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience

• I listen to my customers.
• I use available data to help make decisions.

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing.
• I am respectful.

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas.
• I try new things and share my learnings.

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative.
• Done is better than perfect; I aim for 80/20.

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship.
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn.

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions.
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role.

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.