Procurement Category Manager - IT

　　Location London, United Kingdom

　　Job ID 0000013373

　　Category Supply Chain

　　Job Description

　　We're hiring a Global Procurement Manager, to become part of the IT & Technology Sourcing team and play a big part in how we help craft the future workplace for the company!

　　This position is a 1 year fixed term contract

　　Core Responsibilities

　　Support leadership and influencing activities among stakeholders, finance and suppliers to drive companywide cost initiatives in the IT Software & Cloud Services spends

　　Have a working knowledge of the Cloud technology space and contracting for Agile delivery models.

　　Help Identify and facilitate conversations with stakeholders regarding opportunities for technology innovation

　　Accountable for category critical metric progress (e.g. PO Compliance, Vendor Rationalisation)

　　Support the building of market insight to identify trends in and translate them into category strategies/plans and robust actions leading to efficiency improvements

　　Negotiate contracts with SaaS suppliers

　　Build and maintain Global supplier base - incl. contracting, negotiations, risk management, sustainability and supplier performance

　　Play your part in our team succeeding

　　Indirect Materials and Services Sourcing is a global organisation focused on driving excellence in sourcing, be strong business partners with the internal stakeholders and drive supplier relationship management. The organization is responsible for Facility, Travel, Professional Services, and IT categories procurement globally.

　　Do you have what it takes?

　　Proven experience of IT sourcing – Software/SaaS Services

　　Understanding and experience negotiating SaaS contracts and related commercial/licence models

　　Preferable global category management experience, minimum EMEA category management experience

　　Knowledge of developing sourcing strategies

　　Knowledge of supporting agile processes, fast contracting with start-ups for pilots and experimentation

　　Understanding of procurement processes and the software & services vendor landscape

　　Sophisticated communication skills, the ability to interact with confidence with individuals at various levels

　　Experience of leading and delivering multiple projects optimally

　　What’s in it for you?

　　Here are some of what to expect:

　　Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

　　Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

　　Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

　　Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

　　Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

　　Your workplace –When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

　　Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

　　The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

　　The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

　　Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

　　Just imagine building your dream career.

　　Then make it real.

　　Join the LEGO ® team today.