Senior Buyer - IT & Technology x2 (Remote or Hybrid)

Senior Buyer - IT & Technology (2 roles) | £50,000 to £58,000 | 10% bonus + full corporate benefits | A highly recognised brand with presence on a truly global scale

Central London HQ - One role homebased / One role 3 days in 2 days WFH

Two incredible opportunities for someone to join a market leading, truly global business who are looking for a highly Ambitious, Agile, Resilient and Commercially minded IT/Technology procurement expert.

They are looking a highly ambitious Senior Buyer - Technology who is looking to become Category Manager level with a clear progression plan in place, with experience working for a global, multi-site and complex business experience, where main areas of focus will be managing large value and complex projects, developing robust strategies and engaging with all levels of stakeholder.

The group function is going through a hugely exiting transformation within the tech landscape, where they have expanded the function and investing heavily into modernisation and digitalisation.

Role and responsibilities:

• Report into the Head of Global Procurement - Technology, within a good sized team of fellow IT procurement colleagues at various levels, within a large group global function
• Develop, design and continuously improve category strategies
• End to end sourcing, within designated spend areas using a strategic approach
• Working with the senior business leads, to develop category strategies and category planning
• Continuous advice to your stakeholders on market trends, new innovations and knowledge of the supplier market
• Be able to manage and understand both regulated and un-regulated complex projects
• Ensure in parallel to strategic procurement, ensuring best commercial value for the business

Experience required:

• Extensive experience IT, Software and Technology procurement
• Strong and proven, strategic category management in a large complex business
• Global and UK wide projects, understanding different complexities in various regions
• Show that you have delivered savings, in a large and similar sized business
• Ability to engage, negotiate and influence senior stakeholders up to Board Level
• Strong stakeholder management, using different approaches to type, level and maturity of relationships
• Worked in a large and cross-functional procurement team
• MCIPS qualification nice to have, but not essential