IT Procurement Manager

Willmott Dixon are currently recruiting for an IT Procurement Manager to join their IT team. This role can be done remotely but may require travel for meetings to our head office in Letchworth Garden City, or to other locations as needed, according to business needs. This is a fixed term contract role (9 to 12 months FTC).

The IT Procurement Manager is responsible for overseeing procurement processes, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring effective asset and licensing management within the organization. You will be involved in strategic planning, negotiation, and coordination to ensure that Willmott Dixon acquires the necessary goods and services efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

The IT Procurement Manager will ensure that Willmott Dixon realises value from their partners and suppliers’ relationships, including Licence Solution Partners and other software resellers. You will also be responsible for defining and implementing internal compliance activities and reviews and responding to and managing vendor audits.

Some of the duties / responsibilities within the role will include:

• Providing procurement and contractual support to the organisation through the end-to-end management of the procurement process.
• Reviewing spend, identifying areas for cost savings, internal process improvements and improved supplier performance.
• Reviewing and negotiating optimum commercial terms for Willmott Dixon.
• Defining and implementing guidelines and procedures for ensuring compliance and governance for contracts and assets.
• Analysing data to identify trends and opportunities for improvements and cost optimisation.
• Ensuring that the best possible prices are negotiated for IT equipment and licences using supplier benchmarking activities.
• Leading and managing tendering and RFP processes for large contracts and conducting partner and supplier contract reviews, renewals and terminations.
• Ensuring effective contract management and identifying and managing risks that may arise through the operation of the contract.
• Ensuring that accurate records are kept for all contracts and assets, providing regular reports with metrics and central repository for all documentation.

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience in procurement, vendor management, supplier relationship management, asset management.
• Experience of compliance ensuring regulations and industry standards are followed.
• Budget & financial management.
• Excellent negotiation skills and commitment to sustainable practices.
• Strong team leadership and development.
• Ability to analyse data and trends to drive improvements and cost reduction.
• Knowledge of ITIL framework.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable criteria:

• Professional certification such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management).
• Prince 2 Foundation.
• HAM and SAM Practitioner.

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.