IT Category Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual to join our growing Procurement team. This important role will focus on increasing our strategic IT procurement capability, transforming the way we work, and delivering opportunities that drive EBITDA improvement.

We are passionate about our potential and are looking for someone who will be instrumental in helping develop our talent, be a champion for procurement and who is motivated to build strong relationships with our technology teams.

This is an exciting, challenging, hands on role where you will make a significant contribution to a dynamic and fast-growing business. You will work closely with our teams both in Birmingham and York so flexibity to travel to those locations, as well as work from home is important.

The role holder will be primarily focusing on IT resellers to maximise value for money for OneAdvanced, together with partnering with our ITO business unit which acts as public and private sector reseller of licences and services from OneAdvanced and third parties.

You will-

• Own the development and execution of category strategies for key areas of our technology organisation.
• Provide proactive, decisive high-value procurement consultation to the business through thorough understanding of the business needs.
• Utilise optimal sourcing methods to balance cost, risk, quality and speed.
• Lead the sourcing activities and negotiations for large and complex IT contracts.
• Leverage market developments/industry best practises to drive efficiencies and global cost savings.

We need you to bring-

• Strong technology experience, a solid understanding of spend categories at a technical and market level including: Cloud, DevOps tooling, Technology Frameworks, AI software / applications, Testing / Automation, Cyber / IT Security.
• Strong market knowledge and evidence of utilising that knowledge to make changes to procurement plans and business decisions.
• Strong procurement and contract management experience, and a solid understanding of procurement processes and principles, commercial and legal constructs, and financial models.
• Broad understanding of financial management principles.
• Skills to influence and drive effective change in a fast paced environment.
• Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery.
• Confidence to work with ambiguity, prioritise effectively, assess and manage risk and make decisions.

CIPS or equivalent qualification/experience.

About us:

OneAdvanced is one UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

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