IT Vendor Procurement Analyst

The Procurement team here at McGregor Boyall are actively looking to make a strategic Procurement hire into our market leading financial organisation.

You'll work under the Technology division but be instrumental in supporting all vendor management & procurement activities across the IT landscape. As part of this team, you'll face off to key stakeholders within SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure, Operations & the Data Engineering team.

Working on a hybrid basis, you'll be in the city office up to 2 days per week, the days could be variable subject to meetings and workload. The office is in the heart of the city with easy access to either Bank, Fenchurch or Liverpool St stations.

If you have been looking to break into the world of finance & banking under the procurement banner, then this could be the ideal role to start your journey. You will need to possess solid experience of working either in Banking, Trading, Professional Services, or highly corporate environment.

Some key objectives and responsibilities within this role are as follows:

• You will have complete responsibility for ensuring the tech vendors & IT supply chain are managed effectively.
• Ongoing assistance with the management of the end-to-end Third-Party life cycle, including sourcing, contracting, ongoing supplier relationship management and offboarding activities when necessary.
• Work closely and collaborate with the IT SLT & executive team, helping to align project goals with strategic business direction.
• Although the role is standalone for time being, you may be asked to help & support other team members across the wider operational division.
• Helping to drive and deliver significant value from procurement programmes and reviewing complex legal documents when required.
• Along with the Manager, lead on tenders and contract negotiations whilst looking to achieve supplier cost efficiency and utilization.
• Help to support wider operational teams ensuring all pre-tender documentation is authorised in a timely manner.

To qualify for this role, you will need to have the following skills:

• Strong IT sourcing experience with great commercial acumen.
• Very capable of leading complex negotiations and competitive tenders.
• Extensive exposure to a broad range of technical software vendors, SaaS, Hardware & Cloud partners.
• Skilled in Sourcing & Procurement of services and products.
• Strong Vendor & Service Management
• working towards or interested to receive training in CIPS certification.
• Banking or Trading experience is highly desirable.
• Can start within 2 to 12 weeks of offer acceptance.
  

If this Procurement Technology Vendor Analyst role sounds of interest, we would welcome the chance to arrange a call.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.