Deliver and support the execution of the end-to-end category activities for Procurement, including renewals management.
Responsibilities
- Develop effective relationships with key functional stakeholders such as Enterprise Technology, Technology Leadership, Agency IT stakeholders, Finance, Legal, etc.
- Support the delivery of category plans, category sourcing events and commercial contract management for specific spend categories based on strategic plans from Category Directors
- Work with the wider Procurement Operations Team to request and analyse category and supplier market insights and WPP spend
- Manage signature process for contractual documentation as needed, ensuring all documents are uploaded into a central contracts repository
- Managing renewals and spot buys as requested by Category Director or Buying Desk Manager
- Develop and manage renewals tracker and process with Buying Desk Manager, including data analysis and stakeholder engagement to locate renewal information
- Ensure any identified category/supplier risks are highlighted and managed as advised
- Manage handover of deals to service owners/ITAM/Partner Management once completed
- Liaise with Responsible Procurement and ensure initiatives are appropriately managed
- Ensure contracts are commercially managed for performance,
value and risk where required
- Undertake data analysis to identify cost saving opportunities on an ongoing basis
- Manage renewals inline with contractual obligations, ensuring appropriate team engagement
Key Internal Relationships
- Suppliers
- Qualified and industry groups
- Procurement Category Teams
- Procurement Operations
- Business stakeholders
Requirements
- Minimum 3+ years of experience into Sourcing & Procument into Technology / Software space
- Experience of working collaboratively
- Experience of communicating and working with stakeholders
- Experience of managing an end-to-end software deal
- Experience of data analysis
- Ability to problem solve and demonstrate critical thinking
- Appetite to learn and develop
- Knowledge of sustainability
- Demonstrated knowledge of technology procurement, in addition to software, including hardware, IT services, infrastructure and cloud, and AI applications, is preferred.
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