Senior Category Manager - IT

WE ARE LANDSEC

We identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life, and bring joy to the people connected to them. This is how we’ve created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places and one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.

Our £10 billion portfolio is built around premium workplaces, the country’s pre-eminent retail platform, and a residential pipeline that will redefine urban life. We’ve honed this ability over 80 years. Spotting the opportunities, building the partnerships, and continually adapting to shape the places that meet the needs of a changing world. Places where life happens. Where businesses grow. And where cities are defined.

LOCATION

This role will be located at 80 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL, at a minimum, 3 days per week, with the option to work from home for up to 2 days per week.

THE ROLE

• Being the primary point of contact within the Group Procurement Team for the IT spend category focussing on category strategy development and execution

• Influencing and maintaining strong relationships with the data and technology team, supporting the delivery of their strategy ensuring you become a trusted advisor

• Lead on strategic procurement activity, ability to identify cost efficiencies through innovative deal making

• Support strategic change programmes across the business and increase the adoption of our Supply Chain Commitments throughout our supply chain

• Upskilling the wider business on category management and support the development and delivery of our Supplier Relationship Management program

• Responsible for developing and maintaining strong supplier relationships, contracting and delivering sustainable value year on year

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead on developing, implementing, advocating and delivering the short and long term procurement strategy within the IT category

• Develop the category strategy for IT and deliver maximum commercial benefit through the selection and application of appropriate procurement processes and contracting

• Influence strategic decision making for IT through cross functional collaboration

• Assist the Head of Procurement in the creation of the SRM framework and playbook in order to create the Landsec supplier relationship management centre of excellence

• Work collaboratively with Enabling functions and other business areas across the group

• Oversee the development of key, strategic supplier relationships and undertake negotiations with these partners

• Deliver against a personal savings target aligned to the procurement team’s savings target

• Resolve escalated supplier performance issues

• Assist the Head of Procurement with regular procurement updates to various ELT, Board and Exco sessions

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Excellent IT knowledge and previous experience leading an IT category and proven track record delivering commercial value and successful procurement outcomes

• Experience operating in fast-paced environment with experience working with and influencing stakeholders at all levels

• Advanced negotiation skills, with ability to apply these both externally and internally to find creative solutions to drive value and savings, whilst building quality, long term, partnerships with our partners

• Strong end to end procurement process knowledge and expertise in project management and planning with the ability to work independently to meet demanding deadlines

• Excellent communication and report writing skills

• Proven experience in managing third party risk

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