IT Buyer

Job Description

Are you in IT or Procurement and looking to join a great award-winning company£35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience + an excellent benefits package.Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent (hybrid working model)What will my duties be As the IT Buyer youll support the procurement function, helping achieve targets for IT and for the Business. The role will include evaluating vendors, negotiating contracts, identifying varied sources of goods and services. If youre great at maintaining andmanaging good relationships with your stakeholders, wed love to hear from you. Who are weWe are an award-winning Group of insurance companies supporting over 1,000 broker partners and more than 3 million policyholders with a wide variety of insurance products. We have also recently become one of the UKs largest motor insurance providers. We havevery exciting and ambitious growth and acquisition plans for our business moving forward so watch this space! Your duties will include:

• Sourcing and negotiating for new products and services as per Business requirements.
• Managing the day-to-day ordering of new hardware and software.
• Develop appropriate relationship with critical suppliers to ensure cost effective sources and alternatives for relevant categories.
• Collect constituent reporting requirements and develop supplier scorecards and dashboards for presenting results / KPIs.
• Ensure that formal contractual documentation is in place
• Manage the contract database.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to help translate functional requests into contract specifications.
• Ensure procedures are in place for effective Suppliers Relationship Management and all processes followed are in line with company policies and are auditable with key documents, information and communications confidentially stored.
• Monitor and report on supplier performance in the areas that include quality, capacities, systems and responsiveness.
• Analyse problem areas and help resolve disputes.
• Provide financial information for the annual budget, identifying cost reductions.
• Act as a mediator for internal conflicts regarding budgets, projects and other issues related to supplier management.
• Assist Finance with invoice queries.
• Manage the activities related to supplier relationships including product and service performance. Where applicable, manage the contract commercial terms and conditions.
• Assist subject matter experts and IT / Group procurement with supplier evaluation and selection criteria, procedures, and best practice tools and templates.
• Support the service level requirements for services to the business, including availability, response times, performance requirements, hours of operation, service continuity requirements.
• Identity strategic opportunities such as cost savings, overall efficiency and quality of service.
• Understand the external market dynamics and engage with existing and new suppliers for products and services to deliver business growth.

Key competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent relationship management, supplier and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven track record of working within a technical diverse department.
• Experience of engaging with all level of the business and suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times, stressful environment.
• Pro-active thinker and a creative self-starter.
• High levels of tenacity and ownership.
• Problem solver and solutions driven.
• Strong prioritisation skills.
• Ability to gather accurate requirements for delivering a service offering.
• Strong influencing skills.

Key Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience of working with Insurance Products and Services, ideally managing Software House relationships
• Experience in procurement, contract administration and supplier relations in a technology or software house environment.
• Experience in the definition and negotiation of service levels with internal and external customers.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent at report preparation and summarising management information.
• Highly motivated.
• Results driven.
• Desire to succeed.

• Strong relationship building.
• Very approachable.
• Adaptive style of working.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Working independently as well as in a team.
• ITIL Supplier Management Qualification would be an advantage.

What benefits are there

• Private Medical cover for employee
• 5% Employer pension contributions when contributing 5%
• 25 days holiday
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary