IT Category Manager

The Procurement team is comprised of purchasing and commercial experts who advise on related matters and often fully manage the purchasing and commercial activities for a number of clients globally. Such expertise and services include sourcing strategies, managing the procurement stages for goods and services, contract negotiation and closeouts and supply chain management that span multiple geographic locations.

The IT Category Manager will play a vital role in being operationally responsible for identifying and procuring the IT goods and services required by clients as well as contract negotiation.  They will maintain best practice standards and professionalism in the execution of client engagements and processes, operating with efficiency and discretion with the help of the IT Category Coordinator.

What will be your key responsibilities:

• Use of technical knowledge in sourcing and purchasing the right products for clients

• Setting up the IT Procurement processes to consistently meet service levels

• Superior operational procurement services to all clients to support business needs and objectives

• Collate and provide data and insights to the Procurement Data Analyst

• Ensuring projects and purchases run in a compliant manner to deliver best value from procurement activity whilst risk is managed within the risk appetite of the client

• Maintenance of client asset lists

• Promoting procurement, supplier and contract management best practice to stakeholders including training stakeholders on how to use ticketing tools

• Evaluating the risks flagged by other team members and effectively managing vendors and stakeholders

• Developing key stakeholder relationships, focused on the continued development of procurement as a trusted business partner

• Ensure the interests and assets of clients are commercially protected and that clients are provided with a full end to end supplier engagement service

•Negotiation of commercial contract terms and pricing

• Manage the delivery of the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle and help lead cross-functional stakeholders through the entire procurement lifecycle

• Support Supplier Relationship Management responsibilities in the classification of new suppliers to determine the most appropriate SRM treatment/due diligence frequency

• Ownership of annual personal objectives through to delivery

• Timely and creative problem solving

What experience should you have:

Requirements:

  • Comprehensive understanding of IT software and hardware products and vendors
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives or activities, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation in a high-pressure environment
  • Flexibility and the ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-office environment and willingness to travel to client offices overseas as required
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills specifically in English (both written and verbal)
  • Demonstrate professionalism and maturity when working with clients, peers, senior management, and vendors

Advantages:

  • Experience in IT software and services contracts or agreements
  • Experience with JIRA or MS Dynamics 365 is considered an asset

What do you get in return:

We offer:

  • Opportunity to work in a fully English enviroment in Prague
  • Opportunity to help create a brand new office and be at birth of something great!
  • Opportunity to grow along with an ambitious start-up
  • And of course an interesting benefits package and the possibility of home office 
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