Proxima

Procurement Consultant – IT

Proxima

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement and operational performance
  • Develop and propose category and project strategies that maximize value for clients
  • Gain stakeholder engagement at all appropriate levels and influence effectively
  • Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practice approaches to the market
  • Ensure effective supplier and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
  • Devise negotiation plans and manage negotiation process with client and suppliers
  • Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers
  • Agree on implementation plans and manage activities with client and suppliers as required
  • Extensive experience negotiating large complex and global deals with successful commercial and operational outcomes
  • Demonstrate strong market knowledge, including key players, emerging challengers, and relevant activity, with the ability to assess strategic impacts and advise clients accordingly.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in global IT procurement category knowledge
  • Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, ideally gained in a consultancy environment or working alongside consultants but relevant industry experience will be considered
  • Experience leading and managing global teams
  • Deep subject matter expert in Enterprise Software, IT Services and/or Cloud Hosting
  • Change management experience
  • Experience with spend profiles over $50M annual
  • Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint presentation, and data analytical skills
  • Proven stakeholder engagement skills
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Market-leading benefits
  • Flexible working
  • Support towards personal learning and development courses or training
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
global IT procurementindirect procurementEnterprise SoftwareIT ServicesCloud Hostingchange managementdata analysisnegotiationcontract managementstakeholder engagement
Soft Skills
influencingcommercial acumenstrategic assessmentteam leadershipclient managementcommunicationproblem-solvingrelationship managementnegotiation planningproject management