Senior Software Buyer

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Join our UK Procurement Department and become a Senior Software Buyer. The role is strategically meaningful to the successful delivery of required cost case for our business. It requires cross functional working with many different areas of the UK business including all service Lines, major accounts and verticals. As a Senior Software Buyer you will be responsible for day to day procurement activities contributing to the category strategy to achieve cooperate growth and met Operational Margin Targets and deliver savings.

What will you be doing:

• Contribute to the Category Strategy – identify business needs and requirements within the RBU. Develop with the IT Director a software strategy and assist in executing and implementing the plan
• Actively engage with the Procurement BID team to ensure future requirements are encapsulated in the category strategy. This will including incorporating disruptive technology and digital transformation in to the BIDS.
• Assist in training and mentoring team members
• Collaborate with Global Purchasing to integrate the maximum savings value from the global actions and contracts into the RBU. Support and lead both local and global process changes. Communicate operational facts into global category managers so that additional value can be integrated into the global actions
• Support local bids and new business project related purchases
• Encourage blue sky thinking from all partners as to how localised costs can be driven down
• Handle post contract supplier relationship for any key local suppliers and contracts.
• Liaise with internal partners to understand and agree any transformation/improvement plans and negotiate with suppliers, do delivery best value for money and savings.

Requirements:

• Strong software IT knowledge including the different types of licensing models, escrow and GDPR
• Strong contract knowledge, the ability to review, red line and negotiate contracts with suppliers with minimal support from legal for both resale and Managed service contracts
• Previous experience of managing partners at a senior level
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure creditability and effective working relationships with internal and external partners – clear focus on delivery to client and demonstratable under standing of requirement to flex business models to meet customer demand
• Previous experience in cost base analysis
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems quickly to drive performance improvement
• Ability to handle and mitigate risk through effective strategic planning activities
• Fluent in English (writтen and spoken)

Our offering:

• Attractive remuneration package

• 26 days annual paid leave + additional 5 days, part of the Wellness Friday’s initiative

• Flexible working hours and remote work

• Social package which includes additional medical insurance; multisport card; free yoga classes, company events, food vouchers; discounts in different stores, hotels

• Office location in the heart of the city center

• Comprehensive training and development program

We are striving every day in every situation to be: Inclusive; Curious; Audacious; Responsible; United to reflect the Atos company values. If you see yourself also in these values, we would love to hear from you!