Procurement Manager

A Global IT Services Company requires a Procurement Manager - Promote competition using Ariba & run RFx wherever possible. Leverage bid specific deals (pricing & terms) across wider business
- Support the Bid Team & represent Procurement with attendance at internal governance reviews(as appropriate) Pro-actively make available and promote re-use of Procurement collateral, tools & templates. Ensure development and usage of the new Ariba toolset to manage and record information on each event (bid).

Have an agreed strategy with Category Management team detailing ownership & deliverables for bid management (Covering: Corporate services/Telecoms/Hardware/Software, technical services and professional services):

o Throughout Bid/Procurement Process
o Due Diligence Phase
o Transition/Transformation Stage
o "Live" Environment
Take ownership & manage escalations with 3rd party suppliers (either direct or indirect via Category team)
- Ensure all 3rd party information is delivered in a timely manner

o ITT responses
o Pricing
o Contractual Terms
o Flow Downs/Ups
o Issues/Risks/Liabilities
* Produce, maintain and ensure use of 3rd party "Pricing catalogue" to leverage framework/waterfall discounts and preferential rates across all bids
* Build Benchmarking data

- Ensure all terms are sufficiently "backed off" to the 3rd party supplier
- Proactively engage and support team members with commercial negotiations as appropriate
- Review all 3rd party contracts approvals & seek signature via the governance process (Via BAR)
- Ensure all bid related contracts and/or schedules/SoW's are maintained in Ariba
- Track and support cost improvements for bids (£Cost Challenge)
- Track and manage PBM scorecard
- Willing to travel on business as required

Skills - Mandatory:

*Advanced Sourcing (Procurement) skills (specifically negotiation, tendering and contracting) and commercial experience.
*Building relationships at all levels - supplier base and internally.
*Typically qualified to degree level or equivalent.
*Communication skills (specifically business writing and presentation).

Skills - Useful:

MCIPS
Ariba
CSLC and bid management processes