Bolton
Are you an IT Buyer looking for a Lead Buyer role in an international setting? Are you an Indirect Buyer with an interest in technology looking for your first role in IT Procurement? If so, join our IT procurement team!
Salary: Circa £45,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
Hybrid Working: 2/3 days per week on-site.
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
Benefits
* Company bonus: Up to £2,500 based on company performance.
* Pension: Up to 14% total contribution.
* Paid overtime opportunity.
* Flexible leave: Up to 15 additional days.
* Flexi leave.
* Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements available for paternity, neonatal and fertility support.
* Excellent site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking.
Role Overview
Lead all aspects of IT spend across the Group: Enterprise Software, Engineering Software, Manufacturing Software, SaaS, Services, Cyber, Networks, Hardware, Security, AI, High Performance Computing.
Opportunity to specialise and broaden knowledge.
We are looking for someone who is either an established IT procurement practitioner or a professional wanting to learn this field, with procurement knowledge in other indirect categories.
More importantly, looking for someone comfortable in an international context, who builds relationships and can own and run large procurement projects.
Responsibilities & Expectations
* Understand and drive IT procurement processes.
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
* Support category managers through large procurement projects.
* Travel and international work: Regular quarterly team meetings across UK, Germany, Italy and Paris; sponsor meetings and stakeholder engagements in other countries.
* Work towards MCIPS qualification (preferred).
Qualifications
* Established IT procurement experience OR strong procurement knowledge in indirect categories.
* Comfortable learning IT procurement.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Willingness to travel internationally.
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