IT Procurement Manager

About The Role Are you looking for the next exciting opportunity in your IT procurement career? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can really make a difference? Role summary: We are looking for a new IT Procurement Manager to join the procurement function at NHS Professionals reporting into the Head of Procurement. Skills/Responsibilities: Manage the end-to-end procurement of IT goods and services, focusing on licensing agreements, IT infrastructure, and technology-related services. Lead the planning and execution of IT sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and value maximization. Negotiate and manage contracts for IT vendors, ensuring optimal licensing terms, renewal management, and compliance with legal standards. Oversee and control contingent labour and professional services spend within the IT category, ensuring adherence to approved budgets. Collaborate with IT departments and key stakeholders to ensure a clear understanding of future business needs and technology trends. Develop and implement IT procurement policies and procedures, ensuring consistent best practices across the organization. Maintain up-to-date records of IT procurement activities, including contracts, spend tracking, supplier performance, and licensing compliance. Identify opportunities to improve value through vendor consolidation, cost reductions, or enhanced service levels. Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes, utilizing insights from benchmarking and industry standards. Accountabilities Ensure IT procurement achieves cost savings against agreed targets, without compromising on service quality. Manage relationships with key IT suppliers, in collaboration with the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team and functional stakeholders. Engage with key internal stakeholders to build strong relationships and identify value-added business opportunities. Ensure professional procurement processes are followed, supporting team members in developing negotiation strategies. Maintain up-to-date records on category spend, supplier management, and contract databases. Track and report on savings, spend, and usage, keeping all stakeholders informed of key procurement metrics. About The Candidate To be successful in this post you will need to: Have a collaborative and engaging approach. Have several years' experience in a similar role working with high value contracts and services. Ideally hold a CIPS or other relevant qualification (desirable). Be able to manage priorities. Work under pressure sometimes with challenging and variable timescales and deadlines. Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Be an experienced negotiator with a modern and creative approach to maximising value for NHSP and its suppliers and clients. About Us In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits: Generous annual leave allowance

- 27 days per year, plus bank holidays. A commitment to talent management & development. Star of the Month!

- Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers. Pension

– We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme. Life Assurance. Group Income Protection. Wellbeing Programme. Employee Assistance Programme. Employee Engagement & discounts platform. About Us: NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS. We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of

Top Employer

by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.

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