ICT Buyer/Supplier Manager

2 weeks ago


England, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time

My public sector client are recruiting for a ICT Buyer / Supplier Manager, ideally to start on 3rd June. You would be required to come into the office once per week in Preston and the rest of the role will be remote.

The Role
An experienced Buyer specialising in ICT within the council.
This post will provide support to the Digital Procurement team in delivering the County Councils Digital requirements. To support a strategic approach to ICT Supplier Management that delivers innovative, cost-effective and quality products/services that meet the County Councils priorities.
To be a key contact for senior managers and commissioners across the organisation, supporting the Procurement team in the planning and delivery of IT sourcing and supplier management activity to ensure key milestones are achieved. Previous experience of public sector sourcing would be a benefit. Accountabilities/Responsibilities The following are a range of duties that are appropriate to this grade. Provide leadership in sourcing activities for ICT requirements, ensuring effective, compliant routes to market for potential solutions and managing the end to end sourcing process for tactical requirements. Develop routes to market for strategic requirements Support the development of the IT service management plans to ensure all sourcing and contract variation activity is identified, planned and can be delivered within the required timescales. Ensure the governance arrangements for all supplier management activity complies with the County Councils internal policies and regulations. Undertake supplier relationship and quality management activity that ensures compliance with contracts and that any issues are identified, and appropriate action taken. Identify, prioritise and mitigate risks with the County Councils strategic ICT suppliers on an on-going basis. Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders within the County Council. Provide advice and guidance on supplier issues to service managers and project managers. Any other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate. Due to the changing nature of the business, this job description serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. It is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive and will inevitably change. You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work, as directed by service management, and this may entail working from other locations. Skills Knowledge and Experience Knowledge and professional experience of sourcing and managing ICT suppliers, likely to be CIPS level 4 qualified (or working towards the qualification). Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate. Performance Indicators Delivery of specified results e.g. outputs, volumes, continuous improvements. Audit feedback Quality of partner relationships Internal profile, customer satisfaction (internal or external) and service level measures. Work force indicators (turnover, timeliness, absenteeism, etc.)

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