Senior IT Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Lloyd's Register Full time

Skillful IT Category Manager Wanted at Lloyd's Register

Lloyd's Register is looking for a skilled IT Category Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with a passion for procurement and technologies to shape the future of maritime technology while enjoying a rewarding career with a global leader in the industry.

Responsibilities

The IT Category Manager will own the overall supplier relationships with technology partners and maintain a close alignment with the internal IT colleagues. They will have day-to-day contact with the suppliers and conduct monthly and quarterly business reviews.

  • Designing, managing, and executing new IT procurement category plans and project plans for individual initiatives, evaluating processes, and identifying risks and issues to ensure contracts are delivered on time and within budget, with improved benefits and savings.
  • Conducting profound research into the IT spend category and identifying how savings and sustainable margin improvement can be created.
  • Establishing and managing suppliers' commercial bid process, negotiating terms and conditions, assessing risks, and implementing suitable strategies to mitigate exposure.
  • In conjunction with IT and business functional leaders, leading sourcing projects, both strategic and tactical, including but not limited to requests for information (RFIs), requests for quotations (RFQs), requests for proposals (RFPs), and other commercial information required.
  • Developing solid relationships with internal stakeholders and key decision-makers to influence behaviours and ensure the appropriate and timely involvement of Procurement in all sourcing activities, e.g., Influencing, challenging, and jointly developing strategic sourcing strategies.
  • Working within the governance model, ensuring procurement methodologies and standards are maintained, appropriate, and complied with, and risks are appropriately managed.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • min 5+ years of experience in an IT Procurement related role with competence and a proven ability to build and execute category strategies.
  • Ability to structure RFPs, execute and evaluate RFPs against a broad set of evaluation criteria and provide recommendations for vendor selection. Experience with larger, more complex RFPs is desirable.
  • Have a successful track record of delivering significant cost savings and broader commercial benefits throughout the deal-making process.
  • Product knowledge including Hardware, Software, Storage, Telecoms, Professional Services, and Maintenance.
  • Holds a Professional Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or working towards a business degree or equivalent.
  • Results-driven and highly customer-focused; concerned with meeting, and exceeding, customer expectations.

About Us

Lloyd's Register is a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance.

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