IT Supplier Relationship Specialist – IT Procurement, IT Category Management

Bradford, Yorkshire
Caraffi Limited

IT Supplier Relationship Specialist – Hybrid but with travel to Bradford office 2-3 days a week – 6 months + extension – Inside IR35 – £400 – £500 per day

Our client, a leading organisation in the region, has a contract requirement for an IT. Supplier Relationship Specialist within the Tech function. The successful applicant will be responsible for capturing and translating the requirements of the Information Services function into tangible work orders and outcomes to be delivered via existing IT. frameworks. Working in close collaboration with internal customers and the IT. Category team, to deliver compliant mini competitions as part of the framework agreement, always providing best value. Influencing stakeholders and vendors will be an essential part of the role in order that value is derived, and activities are aligned to the current and future direction of IT.

Key accountabilities specific to the role: Some of the key responsibilities you will have will include but are not limited to:

Partner with operational teams to lead contract negotiations and ensure compliance of negotiated agreements to policies and practices.

Partner with vendor relationship managers to assist in escalations, facilitate issue resolution, optimise vendor performance, and drive cost savings.

Establish and optimise best practices, including processes, tools, templates and systems for use in vendor management, from vendor evaluation through selection, contracting, negotiations, vendor services implementation and ongoing performance monitoring and management.

Drive operational excellence through effective utilisation of appropriate negotiation and vendor assessment tools (RFP, RFI, vendor score cards, reporting, etc.)

Evaluate the viability of new vendors, track the health of new vendors and effectively communicate risk to key stakeholders.

Review, draft, redline, and negotiate a variety of technology-related agreements, including MSA’s, SOW’s POC’s NDAs, order forms, amendments, etc., Tight co-ordination with Legal, Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Tech management and vendors required.

Ensure metrics and KPIs are established to ensure optimal performance management.

Organise routine vendor business review meetings with vendors and internal management, Procurement, Legal, Finance to maximise contract value and mitigate risks.

Provide data to generate team performance metric and KPIs.

Translate business requirements into product-specific designs and configuration, detailed requirement specifications and use cases.

Act as a Commercial department representative communicating effectively and professionally across all levels of the business and its associated supply chains.

Establish strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and key suppliers to maximise mutual long-term benefits.

Ensure comprehensive financial analysis to inform historic expenditure, off contract expenditure, budgets, and future priorities.

Identify appropriate contract models and manage supplier performance to safeguard the business, whilst ensuring adherence to the framework agreement, other legislative requirements, and all relevant policies and procedures.

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential:

You will possess proven experience around IT Supplier Relationship Management, IT Procurement, IT Category Management including contracts and P2P processes. You will have experience of putting together, running and shortlisting through RFPs. You will also have experience of managing 3rd party suppliers such as Microsoft, SAP, etc.

Desirable:

• Experience within the utilities industry

IT Supplier Relationship Specialist – Hybrid but with travel to Bradford office 2-3 days a week – 6 months + extension – Inside IR35 – £400 – £500 per day