Procurement Category Manager - IT Software

at  WPP

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WHY WE’RE HIRING:

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual to join our software category within the IT & Telco Procurement team which provides services to a global footprint of more than 120,000 end users. The individual should be keen to embrace change and tackle challenges within a fast evolving global team and organization. You should be passionate about approaching things differently, whilst providing knowledge, enthusiasm and the right attitude to deliver change and be part of our journey to meet our ambitious vision.

• Provide deep category knowledge and strategic insight in the software category, managing our vendors, and overseeing a spend of $300m per annum across a federated organisation
• Develop and deliver a robust and executable category plan that is forward-thinking and delivers enduring value to the business in the short and long term
• Develop effective relationships with stakeholders including at leadership level, championing commerciality throughout engagement
• Support stakeholders with software related procurement activities, demonstrating customer centricity and an agile approach to ways of working
• Drive the development, structuring and negotiation of third-party software agreements to achieve the optimum outcome for the group
• Identify, influence and deliver spend optimisation opportunities in the software category, proposing initiatives, and lead creation of continuous improvement plans
• Demonstrate and champion a culture of diversity and inclusion consistent with WPP’s policies