Procurement Director – IT Permanent

We’re looking for a candidate to fill this position in an exciting company.

• Develop sourcing and procurement activities for the IT category that support key business objectives.
• Develop and execute a long-term strategy to facilitate improvements for IT Procurement Services.
• Ensure the execution of Technology procurement strategies across the firm to ensure consistent and high quality value delivery.
• Implement best practices in procurement and supplier management to support commercial and operational objectives.
• Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the acquisition and reporting of third-party spend across the company.
• Lead rigorous and objective contract negotiations with key internal stakeholders, legal department and support groups.
• Conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential cost down and improvement opportunities.
• Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results.
• Maintain strong working relationships with strategic suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met.
• Manage recruiting, training and supervising a team of Category Managers who are responsible for day-to-day category management activities.
• Oversee the development and execution of sourcing strategies across all categories within span of control including targets, timelines and resource plans.
• Build market intelligence capabilities within the category management team on key markets, suppliers and solutions to support strategy development purposes.

Looking for candidates who have a minimum of 12 years’ of Procurement experience and specializes in the Technology category. Strong leadership experiences with managing at least 3 – 4 team members.