Procurement IT Vendor Manager - Trading Technology - City

McGregor Boyall Procurement are looking to make a strategic hire for one of our market leading FS clients; experience of Banking & Financial Markets will be essential for this role.

Based near to Leadenhall Market in the city, you will be required to work in a hybrid capacity up to 3 days per week.

The role purpose:

You will ensure that the IT supply chain is managed efficiently by managing cost, quality and risk from overall Group IT spend. The successful individual will collaborate closely with a range of other departmental managers and senior stakeholders, primarily IT & Tech, Legal and Finance.

The role encompasses 3 distinct areas of responsibilities:

Sourcing and procurement of products and services, Vendor management & Service management.

Responsibilities:

Work within the policies and plans set out by the current board, contributing to the development, and ongoing workings of Group policies.

• Assess cost & value across all third-party IT spending activities,
• Management of core IT categories - hardware, software, professional services
• Work with IT & Digital to assess Vendor performance
• Work with other stakeholders, representing the IT procurement, vendor & service management function.

To obtain an immediate interview, the successful post-holder will possess the following level of knowledge and experience:

• Over Ten years in IT procurement, with experience as an IT procurement or category manager, is the benchmark
• Experience in running competitive tenders and contract negotiations
• Legal experience, especially with a background in technology contracts
• Strong exposure to completing value added procurement programmes
• Good understanding of complex banking & trading software licence & managed service agreements
• Excellent negotiation skills for large and complex IT procurement agreements.
• Knowledge of IT products and services.
• Understands financial management, contracts and legal issues

If the timing is good to apply for a new role and this ticks a numnber of boxes, then please contact the MB team for a informal discussion.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Desired Skills and Experience

IT Trading software
* Sourcing and procurement of products and services
* Vendor management
* Service management

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Location: The City, GB

Posted Date: 9/21/2024