Job Description
As the Technology Category Manager, you will lead sourcing activities for large contracts across multiple areas of Information Technology with responsibility for a category budget value of £25m. You’ll be responsible for developing the category sourcing strategy to capture real savings through pooling company‑wide purchasing volumes, negotiating TCO contracts with suppliers and leading other TCO cost reduction initiatives. Taking a holistic view of your category, you’ll develop flexible and creative solutions to support business strategies and the IT senior leadership team.
As a strategic thinker with first‑class negotiation skills and contract management experience, you’ll thrive in a fast‑paced environment while being the Procurement and IT departments’ subject‑matter expert.
As part of this multi‑disciplined role you will need to challenge and influence senior stakeholders within the business to ensure value for money in the Group’s external spend and deliver real cost savings to the bottom line, supporting the profitability of Rank Leisure Holdings.
Responsibilities
* Develop effective procurement and cost‑reduction strategies and implement plans tailored to the category based on internal assessments of current and future needs, market trends, and competition.
* Identify and prioritise sourcing projects within the category across different spend areas.
* Influence, manage, and direct senior internal stakeholders and key external service partners to deliver business change, process innovation, and new IT services that drive increased profit to the bottom line.
* Drive initiatives to deliver significant cost reductions and year‑over‑year productivity improvements in TCO.
* Ensure strategies are implemented and TCO reductions secured according to implementation plans.
* Lead the vendor selection and negotiation process, and define supplier standards (RFQ, tendering process, master contracts).
* Maintain contractual and business relations, drive negotiations with assigned suppliers, and monitor supplier satisfaction.
* Solve operational issues with vendors (e.g., quality, delivery, and service issues).
* Measure and track internal key performance measures, define the data‑collection process, and forecast budgetary impact and actual savings.
* Assess performance of operational purchasing, identify key issues, and implement permanent solutions.
Qualifications
* MCIPS qualified or studying is desirable.
* Ability to develop and maintain an in‑depth understanding of the supply market, covering all relevant markets and supplier base, including relevant legislation and policies.
* Detailed knowledge of contract law, structuring and documentation of agreements.
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence internal stakeholders at all levels.
* Strong analytical skills paired with excellent negotiation skills.
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