Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and strategic sourcing plans ensuring alignment with all regulatory requirements.
• Ad-hoc responsibilities that support the financial strategy, include bench-marking, reporting and analysis.
• Support the IT leadership team in annual financial planning process for IT partnering with global counterparts.
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Manage and co-ordinate service review meetings with qualifying 3rd party suppliers, including support of instigation of RFI's/RFP's as appropriate.
• Research, identify, and qualify potential new suppliers to secure more cost-effective sources of products and services supporting IT leadership team.

Key experience needed:

• Experience in supplier and contract management including obligations management, DPA and GDPR obligations, service level tracking and reviews.
• Strong finance and accounting skills to establish and track invoicing and budget.
• Adept at bench-marking and conducting research into product and service-related issues.
• Ability to manage priorities in delivery, product demands, and procurement time-lines through analytical capabilities.

If you fit the requirements, please reach out to Bobby at bobby.white@oliverjames.com