IT Procurement Manager - Up to $4.6K - WEST

• Lead category strategies across IT and digital procurement portfolios, including demand analysis, market scanning, supplier performance assessment, and identification of opportunities for consolidation, value optimization, and risk mitigation.
• Drive end-to-end sourcing for complex and high-value tenders, including development of tender requirements, evaluation frameworks, commercial assessments, negotiations, and award recommendations.
• Act as Business Partner to faculties and departments, partnering closely with IT, Legal and Finance on commercial, technical and governance matters.
• Lead procurement planning discussions with departments and produce monthly procurement performance insights and spend analysis to support strategic planning and operational excellence.
• Develop and deliver training programmes and procurement clinics for staff on procurement policies, procedures, and best practices
• Develop and manage key supplier relationships and contracts
• Provide end-to-end support and guide users on procurement policy, procedures and system
• Perform sourcing for IT category of Goods and Services like the Government tender process.
• As part of tender process, perform review of procurement documents (compliance to policy and procedures), participate in evaluation of bids, conduct negotiations, prepare recommendation reports and facilitate the approval and award of bids in consultation with users and meet service levels.
• Manage the full set of procurement transactions in the e‑procurement system (publication, bid handling, award processing, PO issuance, goods receipt) with precision and timeliness to deliver consistent service levels.
• Be the single point of contact between users and other specialized departments such as IT, Legal and Finance
• Any other duties assigned by the Department or the University

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
• At least 4 years of procurement sourcing experience. Experience in Government tender process is an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal, communication, project planning and time management skills
• Results oriented with a demonstrated commitment to teamwork
• Experience in purchase of IT goods (such as IT Servers, Workstations, Network equipment and Software) and IT services.
• Familiar with e-procurement systems such as SAP Ariba, iValua, GEP. Coupa
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

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