IT Procurement

At Supporting Education Group, we are proud to be the market leader in delivering critical services to the education sector. Our mission is bold and ambitious, and it is one that is shared by our team who demonstrate our values to dream big, build fast andbe brilliant in our sector.

**We serve thousands, but we choose our people one at a time.**

We are looking for a **IT Procurement & Supplier Management Lead. This role is a part time, hybrid role.**
Supporting Education Group (SEG) has recently acquired and number of businesses all of whom have a procurement and supply channel for their IT needs. We are looking for someone who is able to:

- Consolidate and optimise the channels into a single simplified and efficient capability
- Build processes and procedures to ensure SEG gains best value for money
- Manage and build relationships with suppliers to ensure good service and communications
- Work with the wider team on new services and harmonisation of hardware, software, and consumables
- Develop and maintain a good relationship with Finance to ensure accurate budget management and proactive planning of upcoming cost or contract resigns
- Work with senior team on contracts, commercials, security of supply and exit strategies

**You will have experienced in**:

- Sourcing and ordering hardware LAN/WAN/WIFI, end user devices, mobiles, software, and SaaS requirements in conjunction with technical leads
- Liaising with suppliers to obtain best pricing for hardware, software, and services
- Service reviews and meeting with suppliers to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Providing the business with quotations in a timely manner for projects
- Managing software contracts, licensing agreements, renewals & invoicing
- Help develop automated asset register and renewal/exit calendar for IT
- Managing the commercial life cycle of devices procured
- Liaising with finance manager and accounts department for monthly budget forecasting/spend
- Working with the team on ESG / Sustainable decommissioning / full product life cycle
- People skills, stakeholder management and communication
- To contribute to the development of the service to further expand into newly acquired companies.
- Work with project management and service management to on procurement/supply life cycle
- Must have CIPS qualification to minimum level 4

**What we offer**
- **Initial 6-month Fixed Term contract for 20 hours per week**:

- Hybrid based mostly remote with an internet connection suitable to support Microsoft teams video chats
- The ability to travel to London (Bloomsbury) once or twice per month to meet stakeholders
- Generous annual leave
- Pro-rata Salary (based on skills and experience)
- Range of other benefits

You must be located in and have the right to work in the UK.
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