Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end IT & Technology sourcing across all categories, including Hardware, Software, Licensing, Digital, Cloud / Hosting, IT Consultancy, Professional & Managed Services, Outsourcing and Telecoms
  • Co-develop and deploy global commodity strategies in collaboration with the Commodity Procurement Director (CPD) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), ensuring alignment with business objectives
  • Drive demand optimisation and strategic sourcing decisions using market intelligence, emerging technologies and supply insights to mitigate risk and maximise value
  • Own the full supplier and category management lifecycle, including supplier selection, performance management, budgeting, negotiations, process improvements and resolution of critical supplier issues
  • Lead complex commercial negotiations, including engagement with monopolistic or highly dominant suppliers, where limited alternative options exist

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