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Category Manager IT Procurement & Strategic Partnerships
€72.000 - 84.000
Independent Recruiters
Herikerbergweg 270, Amersfoort
€72.000 - 84.000
Requirements
Must:
- University (master) or postgraduate degree
- More than 10 years of relevant working experience (IT contract, sourcing, vendor management; managing big IT (services) suppliers)
- Good knowledge and broad understanding of global IT supplier market and specific on SAP
- Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management
- Ability to build, manage and maintain strong relationships with strategic partners to achieve agreed business objectives; ensure regular, coordinated interaction between partners and relevant stakeholders
- Ability to coordinate between different offices with IT in terms of supplier/ partner relationships to deliver cost reduction and maximum value from key third party contracts
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Understanding IT (service) cost drivers and ability to drive a continuous cost optimization effort
- Strategic thinking and alignment skills (vision/concepts)
- Result-oriented, persuasion, problem solving skills
Responsibilities
- Develop and formulate, in close cooperation with relevant IT and business stakeholders, a global (sub)category strategy for domains to drive sustainable value with a 3-year horizon
- Set up, maintain and lead SRM process with selected suppliers within the domains to realize and unlock value through fact-based performance management, joint business planning and room for improvement and innovations
- Support IT to further develop their relationship management with SAP and strategic vendors within the category to a more mature level
- Ensure internal and external governance structure is effectively implemented and build these upon trust and performance
- Support alignment between IT and suppliers in the SAP vendor ecosystem regarding innovative technology, architecture, benchmarking, audit and security
- Close, manage and exit contracts and relationships with (strategic) vendors in the SAP landscape to drive service excellence and mitigate risks in the IT-value chain
- Support optimization of centralized SAP product ownership and contracting to enable SAP transformation in the next 3-5 years
- Manage the strategy of the longtail of non-strategic vendors and contracts in the SAP domains in close cooperation with IT organization and other offices within Corporate Procurement
Description
We are looking for an experienced procurement professional with a strong background in IT, vendor management, and SAP ecosystems to join our team as a Category Manager IT & SAP Vendor Management. You will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing our IT procurement strategies in a fast-paced, global environment. Through our agency, you will receive a 7-month temporary contract with a possibility of renewal or conversion to a permanent contract. We offer a competitive salary of around €6000 - €7000 gross per month based on education and experience, 30 annual leave days, covered travel expenses, and a pension plan. Starting on the 9th of February, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our IT and digital landscape.
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The company with most openings is Ministerie van Defensie as they are hiring for 19 different IT Manager jobs in the Netherlands. They are probably quite committed to find good IT Managers.