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IT Category Lead

Employer
Robert Walters Plc
Location
England, Cheshire
Salary
£80,000 - £100,000 per annum
Closing date
20 Feb 2019

Job Details

An excellent opportunity has arisen for my client who are looking for an IT Category Lead to be based in their Head Office in the North West.

Permanent role: IT Category Lead

Location: North West

The IT Lead will deliver of key procurement projects across the IT category space. You will work in an internal consultancy capacity, supporting various Stakeholders across multiple business units.

You will develop key supplier relationships, ensuring that critical suppliers are managed effectively both internally and externally in order to maximise business. This will also include supporting the Strategic and Preferred supplier programmes across the IT portfolio.

Main Responsibilities for the Role will include:

Take the lead on the full procurement lifecycle for all IT and Technology projects.
Become a pivotal player in a fast-paced, close-knit and highly functional Procurement team, being a Subject Matter Expert in all IT categories.
Build strategic vendor partnerships with Software and Technology vendors.
Create and implement new processes to help streamline the company's procurement function.
Analyse Spend Data: perform in-depth spend analysis across all IT categories.
Analyse procurement practices and supplier risk: map and analyse the current commodity practices.
Develop sourcing plan.

Skills/Experience required:

Strong and effective decision-making capacity
Effective at interpreting complex and multiple sources of information to make decisions
Strong programme management skills
Improves processes to eliminate non-value adding activities
Highly effective collaboration skills
Effective at influencing others, inc. executive management
Expert knowledge of the IT market place and external best practices

Company

Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy, specialising in the recruitment of audit professionals.

We specialise in finding roles for accountants and finance professionals working across the UK. We recruit for a variety of businesses ranging from SMEs to FTSE listed blue-chip companies, banking and financial services, including large and boutique investment banks, retail banks, insurance companies and investment management firms as well as accountancy firms. 

Finding your ideal accountancy role in an audit function can be tough. Whether you are looking for a permanent or contract job, our consultants are specialists and we can offer you in-depth understanding of your career goals.

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