Online & Digital Procurement Lead

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Job description

My Client a leading Broadcast Media organisation is currently looking for a specialist Senior IT/Digital Category Manager. The IT/Digital Category Manager will report to the Head of Technology Procurement. You will be helping the business gain best value from its Digital contract portfolio. You will join the current team in delivering strategic and tactical Digital procurement projects in IT/Digital categories.

You will work closely with the Technology/Digital teams to run tendering processes, contract negotiations and ongoing vendor management. You will get immediately involved in projects that are currently running and must be able to manage procurement projects to tight deadlines.

This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to see a diverse set of projects and experience technology, sourcing and procurement in a very interesting sector.

Skills required:

• IT/Digital sourcing and procurement experience, across the categories of software & Digital
• Expertise in Contract drafting and negotiation, ideally with the CIPS contract law module
• Building relationships with key divisions and individuals to ascertain and understand stakeholder, business and customer requirements, strategy, challenges and opportunities.
• Experience of the project lifecycle, IT implementations and life in IT departments
• Experience in developing best practice governance, procedures and policies which protect the business from risk

Experience Required:

• Experience in the Media sector would be advantageous but not essential
• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent and MCIPS
• Excellent leadership and people management skills. The ability to coach and develop.
• Procurement technical skills including negotiation skills, contract drafting, drafting of relevant RfPs etc and use of category management techniques in setting category plans
• The ability to draw together requirements across multiple or individual business units and gain consensus on the procurement plan from the business
• Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills.
• Demonstrate you are a team player, a good networker who will add value to any team.

For more information call (0) quoting MB//7811.

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