Your new employer is a Fortune 500 conglomerate with a myriad of businesses across energy, telecommunications, retail and many others. This group are a brand that impact on the lives of literally billions of people in the world every day.
Reporting to the Global Director of Procurement & Commercial - this role will have a primary focus on a plethora of varied technology procurement activities ranging from IOT to devices, software & hardware to networks; in effect - the latest technologies
Your new manager is a globally experienced procurement leader with a great sense of humour and a huge appetite to get things done.
Adrian Clarke, Associate Director - IT Search - is managing this search & has a deeply embedded relationship with this client - so no query will be left unanswered!
Job Description
- Because this role sits in a global procurement operation - you will need to be able to navigate ambiguity everyday - variety is everything and commercial thinking is essential
- You’ll work to build strong procurement processes
- You’ll drive key meetings with a vast array of stakeholders across the world
- You’ll lead on key procurement projects & negotiations - seeing ways to lower cost, drive value and own the value chain
- You’ll develop a deep understanding for the group - in economies of scale whilst constantly driving the buying power of collective procurement activities at a group level
Qualifications
- You're savvy, plugged in & commercial
- You have a breadth of experience but real open-mindedness to new thing
- You're not allergic to ambiguity & come with a real ability to adapt to new demands
- Ideally degree qualified - however technology procurement experience is far more valued!
- You're organised and can handle multiple project simultaneously
