Associate VP, IT Procurement & Supplier Management

About the role

A senior procurement leader who partners with the technology leadership team, guiding a sizable group that turns yearly tech spending into business capability, innovation and financial value. The role reshapes how technology, procurement and suppliers collaborate.

What you will do

• Act as trusted commercial advisor and senior procurement relationship lead to the technology leadership team
• Link technology funding decisions to the sourcing pipeline, renewal calendar and value commitments
• Shape demand, question needless complexity and clarify total cost, risk and strategic tradeoffs
• Deliver concise executive recommendations covering value, cost, risk, contractual exposure and options

What they look for

• Experience leading category and supplier management across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, telecom and technology services
• Ability to lead a large procurement organisation and build a commercially sophisticated, analytically rigorous team
• Skill at engaging early in strategy and investment planning to improve supplier economics and performance
• Track record of strengthening commercial leverage and reducing friction and cycle time
• Ability to establish service levels, ownership, escalation paths and performance measures