Senior Procurement Manager - Technology

The role

The Senior Procurement Manager will manage approximately £13 million of technology spend and the supplier landscape. You will partner with Technology teams to develop sourcing strategies, lead complex sourcing activities, and manage vendor relationships.

What you will do

• Develop and implement technology sourcing and category strategies.
• Lead complex and high-value sourcing activity.
• Develop understanding of technology portfolio, roadmap and vendor landscape.
• Build trusted relationships with Technology and other stakeholders.
• Take a proactive approach to existing vendors, contracts and supplier lifecycles.
• Lead strategic vendor and supplier relationship management.
• Identify and deliver sustainable commercial savings.
• Provide practical procurement guidance for lower-value delegated purchasing.
• Work with Finance, Legal and other functions to improve shared processes.
• Contribute to initiatives to strengthen and develop the Procurement function.

Required qualifications

• At least five years’ experience across procurement, technology sourcing and vendor management.
• Proven experience leading sourcing activity on a global scale.
• Strong knowledge of technology categories, markets and vendors.
• Excellent commercial judgement and strong negotiation skills.
• Significant supplier and contract management experience.
• Confidence working across the full procurement lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to make complex commercial issues clear and accessible.
• Strong understanding of commercial and contracting models.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach to managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience within a commercial or private-sector environment is essential.

Benefits

• Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
• Private health insurance
• 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through Employee Assistance Program
• Work From Anywhere program (up to 25 days per year where you have the legal right to do so)
• Generous annual and parental leave
• Dedicated days off for volunteering
• Dedicated days off for moving home
• Free access to all The Economist content including online subscription, apps and podcasts

About the company

The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company. It operates through The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education.