IT Strategic Procurement Officer

Harvey Nash is now inviting candidates to apply for the role of IT Strategic Procurement Officer, a 6 month contract role working for an energy client with offices throughout the UK.

• Inside of IR35 - Umbrella only
• Daily rate of £450 - £550 a day
• Hybrid working, 2 - 3 days a week in Havant, Reading or Glasgow.
• End to end Procurement, sourcing Reporting to the Strategic Category Manager, you'll work with Category Managers and Procurement Officers as well as the Business in the development of both standard and complex contracting and sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities:

• You will ensure the lowest total cost of ownership to the group, and robust contractual provisions to mitigate risks in contract delivery.
• You will also support relevant supplier relationship and performance management activities.
• Working with the wider Procurement and Commercial team, you'll continually drive efficiency's in sourcing and the overall process.

Your Skills and Experience

• Experience of SAS procurement
• You'll have a good understanding of relevant statutory and legal provisions, with a strong ability to draft contracts with special terms.
• An understanding of standard form contracts NEC3 is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience in the use of Procurement related systems, such as Oracle E-business, Jaggaer Bravo! and Achilles Utility Vendor Database or similar systems would be beneficial.

Please submit your updated CV if you would like to make an application, shortlisted candidates will be contacted by telephone.