Strategic Procurement Lead

3 weeks ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom Layer 8 Recruitment Full time

Job Title: Head of Procurement

Overview:

Layer 8 Recruitment is seeking a skilled Head of Procurement to lead our client's MSP business in driving impactful change. In this role, you will oversee the commercial and strategic management of key vendors, telecom suppliers, and essential application providers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive cost savings by negotiating better terms with suppliers
  • Maximise supplier discounts, rebates & incentives
  • Continuously improve existing relationships with vendors through regular contact
  • Ensure suppliers adhere to SLA's and mitigate risks
  • Develop new supplier relations when required
  • Build out (and manage) a procurement team function within the business

Requirements:

  • Professional Procurement qualification
  • Procurement experience ideally within Telecoms or Networking
  • 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

Example Partners:

Cisco, Extreme, Forescout, Fortinet

BT, Virgin, Openreach

Oracle Netsuite, SolarWinds, ServiceNow

Location:

Hybrid: 3x days per week in West Midlands.



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