Procurement Manager Full Time

McCabe & Barton

McCabe and Barton are pleased to partner with a leading Financial Services House to offer this position as a Procurement & Vendor Manager.

Working within the Technology Procurement team managing IT categories including hardware, software professional services and the information security towers.

This is a permanent position within a growing procurement team and the candidate with have experience of driving and delivering significant value from large procurement programmes.

Core Requirements

• 10 + years experience as a Procurement or Vendor Analyst working within IT Procurement.
• Experience running competitive tenders and contract negotiations
• Strong negotiation skills for large and complex IT procurement deals
• Strong project/process management skills with an ability to manage multiple vendors and projects
• An ability and desire to drive increased value from vendor(s)
• Vendor onboarding and exiting experience
• Experience of working in continuous improvement programmes
• Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Requirements

• Specific experience managing technology categories including hardware and software and experience of managing information security vendors
• Background working with procurement for Financial Services houses or for large companies
• Professional certifications such as Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
• Understanding or experience working with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)