Software Category Lead

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Goodman Masson Full time

**Permanent Position Required**: Software Category Lead

A global financial services group is looking for a Software Category Lead, to oversee software activity across a global function.

You will lead on designing and implementing an organisational structure as part of a transformation of their sourcing function.

**Location**: London

**Salary**: £110,000 - £115,000 + excellent bonus and benefits

**Agile / Hybrid working** - 2 days onsite weekly

**As a Software Category Lead, you will**:

- Be an expert specialist across the software field, with responsibilities including budget, stakeholder engagement, identifying new opportunities and service delivery
- Lead and deliver the overall software sourcing strategy across the business on a global scale, supporting and driving the transformation
- Run the sourcing strategy, including tendering, analysis, selection of and negotiation with suppliers, crafting and placing legal agreements/contracts, and confidentiality agreements
- Develop and align own work plan, objectives, priorities, and processes within the context of the overall supply management and stakeholder strategies
- Lead global strategic direct interactions with internal stakeholders/operating teams within the business on high profile projects
- Enable and facilitate the implementation of sourcing strategies with appropriate functional and operating units across the business

**A successful Software Category Lead will have**:

- Knowledge and experience in software specific sourcing and activity
- Experience managing relationships with suppliers and internal customers to deliver value
- Identified and analysed direct and indirect cost market drivers for sourcing strategy development
- Managed large, high-volume projects within procurement

If interested, please send an updated CV to. We also offer £300 referrals if anyone you know might be interested.
- In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you._


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