It Procurement Manager

IT Procurement Manager
Twickenham
Permanent
£55,000 - £65,000
ARM are delighted to be supporting a global player who provide innovative solutions with the recruitment of an IT Procurement Manager on a permanent basis.
This is an exciting opportunity where you can really play a part in shaping the Procurement function within UK operations.
Responsibilities:
* Ownership, ongoing management & development of relationships with key vendors and sub-contractors.
* Selecting and onboarding new vendors.
* Ownership of negotiations for vendor contracts with support from Commercial Manager.
* Timely purchasing with an active focus on cost minimisation and price negotiation.
* Support bid & tender process with estimates of procurement costs for tenders and bids.
* Drive standardisation forward wherever possible, handling transition of non-standard products to standard products.
* Coordination of interfaces between subcontractors.
* Conducting market analysis, internal demand analysis and identifying and implementing potential savings.
Requirements:
* 3-5 years of Procurement experience in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) domain.
* CIPS desirable.
* Demonstrable successful negotiating experience.
* General technical understanding.
* General knowledge of applicable standards and guidelines.
* Experience with the provisioning of software licence quantities.
* Familiar with terms & conditions, translate contract terms.
This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.
Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.