Procurement Director

2 months ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom Layer 8 Recruitment 🌐 Full time
Job Title: Head of Procurement & Partnerships

Fantastic opportunity to step into a new role within our client's MSP business and make a significant impact. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will be responsible for managing, both commercially and strategically, several core vendors, telecom suppliers, and business-critical application providers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strengthen existing relationships with vendors through regular meetings
  • Align strategic objectives with vendors
  • Create new relationships & onboard new vendors where appropriate
  • Maximise partner incentives / programmes
  • Drive commercial efficiency & continuous improvement
  • Support the Sales team / bid manager with bids, deal reg & negotiation
  • Build out (and manage) a procurement team function within the business

Requirements:

  • Previous experience working in a fast-paced SME IT Service Provider environment
  • Proven experience managing IT tech vendors and relationships
  • Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic & high energy
  • Confident in challenging the status quo

Partners You'll Manage:

  • Strategic Vendors: Cisco, Extreme, Forescout, Fortinet
  • Telco Carriers: BT, Virgin, Openreach
  • Critical Applications: Oracle Netsuite, SolarWinds, ServiceNow

Location:

This is a hybrid role. Expect to visit West Midlands office 2-3 times per week with frequent travel to vendor meetings.


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