Buyer / IT Procurement Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Mondrian Alpha
Description
My Client, a global, market leading hedge fund are looking to make a high priority new hire – this would be to join their Vendor Management team, based in their rapidly growing London office.
The hire will take on a global remit and act as a main point of contact and chief liaison between the fund and all 3rd party software and technology providers.
The role will sit in a centralized vendor management function based in London but will have coverage of vendor management and IT procurement across all jurisdictions that the fund operates in.
The individual hired into this role will be working with teams across the entire fund including technology, data management and business management, albeit with a heavier focus on IT.
You will actively work with key stakeholders internally and externally on managing contracts (renewals, adjustments and negotiations), building relationships with and onboarding new IT software vendors and help improve BCP and connectivity for employees in all jurisdictions.
This role will include project work whereby you will be working on constant process improvement, mapping potential changes in market vendors and leading the process of implementing new software/technology to be used by teams across the fund.
This role offers the chance to join a market leading hedge fund, in growth mode and take ownership of a critical role which will see you interacting with every area of the business and over time grow your remit to include IT and software procurement and research management responsibilities.
Ideal candidates should have 4 – 8 years of experience with 3rd party vendor relationship management (strong stakeholder engagement skills are crucial), IT category procurement, as well as having worked on contract renewals, service licensing and taking ownership of key stakeholder relationships with partners across the globe.
My client is open to considering junior candidates with strong experience and the willingness to step up and grow in the role.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are essential. It would be helpful for a candidate to have a degree or qualification in a related field.My client are offering a base salary of up to £100K on the base + a significant bonus percentage.