IT Procurement & Supplier Manager, IT

Job Description

Position: IT Procurement & Supplier Manager, IT

Type : 6 months fixed term contract

Location: Work from home

About the role

This role sits within the IT Team. The IT Procurement & Supplier Manager reports to the Head of IT and Cyber Security and is accountable for the day-to-day management and coordination of technology supply and supplier relationships, governance, facilitation of new initiatives, and sourcing decisions.

The IT Procurement & Supplier Manager will manage the day-to-day contractual and financial management of suppliers, overseeing IT suppliers and core IT partners, including ensuring all commitments are monitored and delivered promptly. The IT Procurement & Supplier Manager will propose changes to contracts and suppliers that add value to ASI monthly.

The IT Procurement & Supplier Manager will also be responsible for providing all relevant procurement documentation required for good governance and maintain the IT Procurement Policy to ensure it complies with company policies.

Key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• To build a strategic relationship between IT and its key IT suppliers,
• Contribute to delivering a robust governance structure, align with the contractual commitments with IT suppliers, and encourage appropriate innovation and development,
• To help define, manage, and assist with the supplier management governance processes and procedures,
• Provide day-to-day financial reporting for IT suppliers,
• Accountable for identifying and coordinating the execution of appropriate corrective actions if the operational performance is unsatisfactory,
• To lead input into and influence the development of the overall IT sourcing strategy,
• Manage contract renegotiation and change request processes whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with the existing contract,
• Build collaborative working relationships with the IT suppliers account management teams,
• Forecast levels of demand for services and products,
• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality,
• Run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations based on commercial and technical factors,
• Negotiate and agree on contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided,
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers and internal teams to ensure requirements are delivered appropriately,
• Develop strategies to make sure that cost savings and supplier performance targets are achieved or exceeded,
• Undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements,
• Ensure the security and sustainability of sources of essential products and services,
• Develop and implement a procurement strategy,
• Ensure suppliers are aware of ASI’s business objectives,
• Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology to impact the business.

About you

Our teams require the highest calibre people with strong attention to detail to support the smooth running of day to day procurement and supplier matters. People empowered to overcome challenges with a ‘can do’ attitude tempered with insight and pragmatism. Each team member is carefully selected, based not just on their technical ability, but on their proven experience. It is this combination that ensures we deliver real societal impact and measurable results beyond those anticipated.

You are a team player with the ability to build effective relationships working remotely, with people from a range of professional and cultural backgrounds. You demonstrate sound judgment, integrity, deliver service excellence, commercial value and thought leadership within the IT function. Adam Smith International seeks the following skills and experience:

• A strong track record of supplier management,
• Contract management and relationship management,
• An understanding of technology sourcing,
• Good stakeholder management skills,
• An ability to prioritise a demanding workload,
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills,
• Good negotiation skill,
• Strong analytical ability,
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams,
• The ability to make crucial decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines,
• The ability to solve problems and make decisions, as well as to think strategically and laterally,
• Time management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines,

What We Offer You

As an employee-owned company, our people are at the heart of our strategy and our decisions. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a dynamic and friendly team environment, the opportunity to support a highly successful portfolio of programmes, and support to develop your skills and progress in your career.

The diversity of our workforce makes ASI a great place to work, more creative and resourceful, and underpins strong partnerships. We keep a sharp focus on diversity and inclusion, including through our Equality Action Plan and our Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and through leadership from our Executive Team and oversight by our Board.

We recognise the importance of your life outside of work. We are proud to support flexible working arrangements and commit to make a success of flexible working arrangements wherever possible. We’ve built a culture to reflect our values, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do.

Heard Enough? Ready to Apply?

Please submit a CV (no more than 2 pages) and short cover letter with the subject headline “IT Procurement & Supplier Manager” to recruitment.asi@adamsmithinternational.com .

Shortlisted applicants only will be contacted.

Deadline for Applications will be midnight 4^th April 2021

ASI is committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce through the attraction, retention and development of a diverse range of talented people. We want people to be comfortable bringing their whole self to work and recognise that inclusion brings further opportunities for innovation and creativity.

#We’re happy to talk flexible working

About the Organization

Adam Smith International is a global advisory company that works locally to transform lives by making economies stronger, societies safer, and governments more effective. We work on behalf of governments, foundations and companies that share our ambition to take on the big challenges facing the world. They come to us to develop strategies and to design, deliver and evaluate programmes that, in turn, stimulate growth, stability and good governance.

For nearly three decades in almost 100 countries, we have been working in partnership with governments, the private sector and civil society in countries at all stages of development.

Our core team of staff and technical experts, in multiple offices around the world, ensures the quality of delivery and high ethical standards that we and our clients require. We bring together a global network of specialist experts, who contribute their experience and know-how, where and when it is needed.

ASI is owned and operated by its employees. We are committed to corporate integrity and a triple bottom line of social, environmental and financial performance.