The Role: Be a Subject Matter Expert for the IT and Digitalisation category and contributing to the wider offering of Elixirr Be a major influencer and contributor the development of Elixirr’s IT consulting go to market category, products & services Build external supplier relationships to drive insights and cross sell Actively identify and develop Elixirr’s IT expertise, knowledge and capability across the organisation Lead on complex IT procurement projects including supporting transformation activity/initiatives Develop/co-design and implement client IT procurement strategy and initiatives to support current and future requirements based on market trends including RPA Co-ordinate IT procurement activities within the matrix style structure i.e. Elixirr IT Category – Consulting resources Provide IT subject matter expertise in support of sales & bid activity, including identifying up-sell opportunities on client engagements, and promote the development of the Elixirr brand Contribute to knowledge sharing and best practice delivery across the organisation Deliver multiple client engagements - lead client IT delivery projects & programmes; including managing the delivery of IT project work streams to achieve client project deliverables within defined deadlines Meet with client stakeholders to define procurement project requirements Manage stakeholder working relationships to influence change and ensure effective project delivery & outcomes Key Responsibilities include: Own the core delivery of assigned client IT projects to ensure that savings and or transformation objectives, efficiencies and cost optimisation are achieved Lead the identification and implementation of assigned procurement IT opportunity assessments; identify tactical and strategic savings and supply chain performance improvements Identification and implementation of IT procurement process improvements and transformation initiatives Undertake and or lead supply market research and utilising Elixirr’s analytical and e-Procurement tools to develop IT category, sourcing and contract initiatives Develop and implement for clients IT category plans, strategic sourcing, contract and supplier management/SRM & continuous improvement activities and initiatives Manage client savings delivery/IT category programmes and lead on supplier/contract negotiations Produce business cases and or IT Category Lead monthly reporting as required Create and or develop Elixirr’s IT Consulting Team capability and expertise Must be able to demonstrate: Ability to think outside the box, innovate and constructively challenge the status quo Ability to see the bigger picture, developing and implementing robust strategic plans Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills, Proven capability of advising and influencing to CIO / CTO / CSIO community Highly motivated, confident and credible Extensive strategic procurement experience including leading major IT outsourcing programmes Track record of strategic results delivery under pressure Track record of successfully leading a procurement and/ or project team including project management and organisational skills Financially literate - able to create and manage budgets, able to understand profit and loss accounts and balance sheets MCIPS qualified Strong negotiating skills