Procurement Manager

The role

Reporting to the IT Senior Procurement Manager, the IT Procurement Manager will have responsibility the delivery of procurement activities including contract and commercial negotiation, delivery of Supplier due diligence and RFP/RFI/RFQ’s.  

Objectives for this role will include:

• Developing and establishing relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to the firm. 
• Delivering tangible, bottom-line benefits to DLA Piper resulting from category management of spend.
• Supporting the delivery of business strategy through the appropriate application of supplier relationship management and the provision of category subject matter expertise.
• Ensuring the DLA Piper Values are embedded in supply chain

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Management of IT Renewals (BAU software and support)
• Builds knowledge of the supply market within the business across the International firm
• Execution of the category strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers.
• Managing appropriate supplier governance.
• Ownership of overall contractual relationships where agreed
• Producing qualitative and quantitive management information to support the value of procurement.
• Delivering bid activity including RFI/RFP/RFQ.

Success Criteria

• Value delivery in line with agreed targets including savings for the category
• Supplier performance that meets operational requirements of the Business Units
• Excellent cross functional stakeholder relationships

ABOUT YOU

• > 5 years IT Procurement and commercial experience.
• Proven category and spend management delivery.
• Demonstratable IT Contract Management experience
• Demonstratable experience with IT contracts including Enterprise Agreements, End User Licence Agreements and experience delivering International Agreements. 
• Excellent communication skills and influencing skills
• Working towards MCIPS (or MCIPS achieved) is preferred.
• Previous experience working for a Law Firm or International organisation is preferred. 

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

HYBRID WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.