Procurement Manager - Technology in Central Bedfordshire

Energy Jobline ZR; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Bedfordshire is seeking a Procurement Category Manager for IT & Technology. You will oversee strategic contracts, develop category plans, and drive efficiency across the IT category area. The role offers a salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum plus benefits and hybrid working. Ideal candidates will have procurement best practice knowledge and be CIPS qualified.

Benefits

Bonus

Great pension

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Responsible for overseeing key strategic contracts.
• Identify opportunities for consolidating spend and executing tendering.
• Negotiation to maximize savings and optimize service levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain category strategy plans with senior stakeholders.
• Maintain market insights regarding the IS marketplace.
• Lead regular supplier review meetings.

Skills

Broad understanding of IT procurement best practices

Sourcing plan development and implementation

Negotiation skills

Ability to build category plans

Strong stakeholder management

Education

Degree level education

CIPS qualified (ideally)

Job description

Procurement Category Manager – IT & Technology – Leading Hospitality

£65,000 to £75,000 per annum + bonus + great pension and benefits

Overview

There are exciting changes afoot in this well known hospitality company in Bedfordshire as they embark on an exciting Procurement Transformation and are looking for a new Procurement Manager to come in and oversee the IT category area, c.£40m annual spend across 130 suppliers.

This company is continuously looking for ways to develop the Procurement function and evolve so things like sponsoring CIPS and additional qualifications is very much considered here. The role will report to a highly experienced Head of Procurement and offers a hybrid flexible working model so you only need to be in the office for three days of the week.

What the role involves

As a Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing key strategic contracts, identifying opportunities for consolidating spend and undertaking tendering and contract management opportunities across the IT Software & Cyber Security category.

• Continuous maintenance and update of market insight regarding the relevant IS marketplace, best practices, trends, key suppliers etc.
• Be proactive and work closely with key stakeholders to generate initiatives to generate operational and commercial efficiency plans and deliver.
• Development of documented (3 year) category strategy plans in collaboration with senior stakeholders.
• Negotiation to maximise savings and/or optimise price / quality / service / risk / SLAs & KPIs.
• Lead regular supplier review meetings including Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.
• Develop strong personal relationships with appropriate stakeholders and senior Executives across the business.

The person we hope to find

• Broad understanding of IT and associated procurement best practice.
• Fully conversant with a broad range of sourcing strategies required to underpin corporate strategies for the IT categories.
• Broad understanding of category management and ability to build a category plan.
• Procurement strategy development and implementation.

• Sourcing plan development & implementation.
• Highly credible in front of the Executive, senior stakeholders and the executives of key suppliers.
• Works under broad direction, though work is often self-initiated.
• Educated to degree level.
• Ideally you will be CIPS qualified.

Salary and Benefits

£65,000 - £75,000 per annum + bonus + pension and benefits and flexible working.

If you are a Procurement Manager and are looking for your next challenge in a progressive and well established company in Bedfordshire and have an interest in working on a variety of projects across the IT Software category area then this could be an opportunity worth exploring further.

For more information please apply directly, or by emailing the latest copy of your CV and contact details to [e-mail].