Global Technology Procurement Manager

2 months ago

Dublin, Ireland Arcadis Full time

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36, people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Global Technology Procurement Manager will serve as a category manager for the Global Technology Procurement Team. They will identify suppliers and strategic partners that align with Techs strategic objectives, manage competitive bids, negotiate, and award contracts, resolve supplier and contract issues, ensure adherence to Procurement Policy, create, and drive savings and other incentives, and any other procurement activity required to support the business.

The Global Technology Procurement Manager reports directly to the Global Director, Technology Procurement. 

This role can be based in any of Arcadis Global GBA countries.

Role accountabilities:

Individual Accountabilities:

Lead global projects from bid strategy formulation, creating, and managing the RFP process, recommendation of vendor selection, to final contract negotiation.  Developing negotiation strategies and gaining stakeholder buy-in Partner with the Tech Leadership Team, legal, global Information security, and data privacy to create and drive strategy. Ensure adherence to procurement policies, procedures, and systems to ensure a uniform method of work that delivers exceptional performance values for Arcadis and its clients. Reports directly to the Global Director Technology Procurement. Manage spend in IT categories including software, hardware, and services. Effectively execute the Global Technology Officers strategic vision Communicate and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder groups to advocate best-in-class procurement practices. Ensure adherence to procurement policies, procedures, and systems to ensure a uniform method of work.  Work independently and consistently in a fast-paced environment with a demonstrated ability to meet goals and deadlines.

Key Shared Accountabilities:

Technology Procurement is responsible for all technology product and service 3rd party expenditures across the Arcadis global enterprise.  Strategic Tech activitiesi.e. business partnering and category managementfall within the remit of Tech Procurement. With the end goal being % Tech spend accountability. Tactical activities sit within GSSC. Tech category managers are often required to provide guidance and mentorship to GSSC. Tech Procurement Business Partner roles generally sit on the Technology Leadership Team. Category managers will be required to partner with the Global Technology Officer and his direct reports. Each Tech Category (i.e. Software, Professional Services, Security, Telecommunications, Hardware, Etc) should have a dedicated procurement partner or manager assigned to manage it. All Tech Procurement partners and managers will be assigned to a Technology Leadership Team member to partner on strategy development and spend management.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role, 

Degree qualified (Master preferred but not essential) in business, finance, IT, or equivalent.  Demonstrate significant experience working within indirect procurement, across technology, ideally across hardware, software, and IT services, within in a large matrix organization.  Experience being a strategic thinker, who can contribute ideas and perspective to procurement and tech leaders.  Demonstrate experience leading multimillion-dollar deals, communicating and presenting to senior level executives, with an ability to be quickly grasp business objectives and strategies and understand how they align to service offerings support and attainment of those objectives.  Show experience in problem-solving complex contractual challenges and bringing a solution-focused approach with a client focus mindset, working independently and consistently in a fast-paced environment with a demonstrated ability to meet goals and deadlines. 

Additional Desired Experience includes: 

A flexible, dynamic, self-demanding, and proactive individual; able to motivate themselves. Possesses a client-focused approach, as demonstrated by a flexible and enthusiastic approach to work assignments and new learning opportunities.
The ability to independently problem-solve and create solutions for complex contractual challenges  Knowledge of Oracle ERP.  Independent problem solver. Capable of adapting to and creating solutions for challenges posed by a multi-million dollar negotiation

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