Procurement Manager – Telco Permanent

The Business:

A big global professional services and outsourcing business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive a Procurement agenda into a growing space i.e. being proactive and taking hold and ownership of opportunities, shaping deals and driving governance, often within tight timescales
• Ownership of large levels of spend across a wide range of Telco procurement projects. Projects will vary in value from c.£1m up to £100m+
• Run strategic procurement projects end to end in Telco sub-category areas such as Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
• Challenge stakeholders to a senior level in the right way in order to drive the procurement agenda and achieve positive, ‘value-add’ results

Key Skills:

• You must be proactive in your approach
• Resilient in character – able to challenge stakeholders to achieve a positive result
• Have a strong track record within the Telco category, ideally in Networks, Cloud, Carriers etc.
• Able to navigate a large complex blue-chip environment and cut through the noise, prioritising effectively
• Someone who understands what ‘best in class’ procurement looks like and can bring new ideas to the table
• An ability to develop and implement category strategy
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ideally experience in the Telco industry
• CIPS/Degree or equivalent qualification would be useful

What is in it for you?

• Excellent development and progression opportunities in a large team of over 20 in procurement
• A mature environment where you will have a strong support network from leadership
• Autonomy to drive your own projects
• Remote working with very occasional travel
• Joining a company in good growth

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