Job Title: IT Supply Chain / Procurement Manager
Job Type : Permanent
Location: Berkshire, Newbury
Start Date: ASAP
Salary; Competitive
Ref No: 225960-6655682
Date Posted: 30th Sept 2013
Department: Supply Chain
Permanent: 5 days per week
The role
We're looking for the very best people to join us. People who share our passion, our pioneering spirit and our hunger for innovation. If that sounds like you, this is your chance to take your career in telecommunications further.
As an IT Supply Chain Manager you'll provide commercial support to Vodafone UK through end to end management of the procurement process for IT requirements, for high risk, high value procurement activity.
Your responsibilities in this role will include:
1. Liaising with the VPC (Vodafone Procurement Company) Category manager for categories where a Global category plan is applicable. Ensuring UK Operating companies views and requirements are understood during the strategy development and represent the UK Operating Company in any subsequent negotiations. Where regional opportunities exist, leading or liaising with other OpCos to develop a procurement strategy and deliver against the strategy.
2. Where a local category plan is applicable, developing a local procurement strategy (local category plan), with internal stakeholders, which seeks out business opportunities, capitalises on current market conditions and challenges business requirements. Leading supplier selection and negotiations
3. Managing the procurement process for key projects, ensuring the selection of suppliers with the capability to meet our needs, high service standards, efficient executions and competitive rates.
4. Leading complex commercial reviews and negotiations (including outsourcing deals) to identify and deliver:
Improved standards of performance and contribution from suppliers
Efficiency improvements
Appropriate remuneration models achieving an effective alignment of competitive fees and incentives for exceptional performance against targets.
Cost savings opportunities and total cost of ownership
Incremental value-add from the leading suppliers
5. Identifying and delivering commercial best practices and synergy benefits through effective collaboration with peers in other Operating Companies, and Global Supply Chain
6. Ensuring the appropriate use of innovative and alternative procurement methods across the range of requirements using E-business tools as required
7. Where applicable, leading the bi-annual Supplier Performance Measurement reviews, including stakeholders to drive improved performance, efficiency and contribution from the relationship. Create, agree and deliver continuous improvement and governance plans.
8. Driving SCM engagement with stakeholders to move towards a business partner role and heighten the profile of SCM
9. Managing relationship and stakeholder relations at all levels including senior stakeholders. Influencing, challenging and driving change to add incremental value.
10. Vendor management and strategic relationship management for local suppliers
Your Skills
In order to be successful in this role you will have:
Significant procurement experience in a multinational context
Demonstrable procurement experience within the IT category - including hardware AND software
Experience in contracts negotiation with the ability to lead complex high value negotiations
CIPS qualification, ideally
Proficient knowledge of contract law
Proficient financial analysis skills, understanding of financial modelling, total cost of ownership and cost drivers
Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management
Breadth and depth of experience of multiple services categories
What we're looking for
This role requires someone with in-depth experience managing the procurement process within an IT Professional Services environment (hardware and software) - someone with the ability to influence and drive senior stakeholders through the procurement decision making process. The successful applicant will have exceptional relationship building skills and be seen as a trusted advisor on the Supply Chain team.
Our Company
We've come a long way since making the first ever mobile call in the on 1 January 1985. Today, more than 407 million customers around the world choose us to look after their communications needs. In 25 years, a small mobile operator in Newbury has grown into a global business and the seventh most valuable brand in the world. We now operate in more than 30 countries and partner with networks in over 50 more.
To find that Spark that empowers you is why we are in business. That's what we mean when we say power to you'.
Rewarding You
In reward for passion, hunger for innovation, and your simply brilliant ideas, we offer:
- Competitive salaries
- Bonus schemes
- Flexible benefit plans
- Great discounts on Vodafone products
Supporting You
We actively encourage flexible working practices, and make extensive use of technology to support those practices.
Our vision is to have an inclusive culture which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of the diversity of our people. Therefore, we want people from all walks of life to come and join us in the Vodafone family.
Vodafone. Power to You
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