Technology Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Charles Russell Speechlys Full time

Location

London

Category

Contract type

Permanent - Full Time

Salary

Competitive

Working hours

Full Time

**Technology Procurement Specialist**:
Working with the Procurement Manager to ensure our Supplier Relationships deliver best value and great service for the Firm.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Leading on procurement projects for new Technology related requirements.
- Working alongside IT and other stakeholders within the Firm to manage the renewals for IT software & hardware maintenance agreements to ensure they continue to provide sufficient value.
- Working with Information Security to ensure that due diligence is completed on supplier products & services and is maintained in line with the Firm’s supplier requirements.
- Working with the Risk Counselteam to ensure appropriate terms are in place with suppliers and thatlegal and reputational risks are minimised.
- Strategic Sourcing & Category Management - undertaking industry and market analysis, conducting supplier negotiations and supporting in the development and implementation of procurement strategy plans.
- Guidance and strategic stakeholder engagement - leading and executing projects, influencing commercial decisions and proactively engaging with the business and service functions.
- Responsibility for ensuring Projects within the team are delivered within time, budget and functionality and must have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
- Providing handover of finalised agreements to contract managers to ensure smooth transition into service and service levels are agreed and understood.
- Build strong relationships and be a crucial figure in positioning procurement more strategically within the Firm.
- Leading procurement and strategic sourcing projects over the full procurement life cycle, from gathering stakeholders' requirements to RFI, RFP, RFQ, contract negotiation and award, and supplier relationship management (SRM).
- Working with Technology stakeholders on budget planning.
- Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Previous working experience working on IT categories with an excellent knowledge of IT sourcing processes.
- Understanding and experience negotiating SaaS contracts and other IT related commercial terms such as hardware maintenance and telephony and communications.
- Bachelor's degree education / CIPS is preferred however not essential.
- Experience of working within a professional services orlegal environment preferred.
- At least 5 years’ experience within a procurement function.

**Person Specification**
- Organised and process driven individual who can work to tight deadlines.
- Highly motivated individual who will be able to deal effectively with conflicting requirements.
- Strong customer focus - able to deal with requests and queries and manage stakeholder expectations.
- A strong desire to build effective and sustainable relationships with your stakeholders.
- Troubleshooting skills and incident/problem management.
- Commercial awareness, financial acumen.

**Competencies**
- Working together
- Integrity and respect
- Inclusive
- Personal impact and growth
- Driving high standards
- Commercial mindset
- Client - centric
- Responsible Business



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