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IT Category Manager
TPG Telecom
New South Wales, AUS
Full-time
Mid
Hybrid
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Responsibilities
- Manage the portfolio of IT categories and vendor and their engagement across the IT Technology organisation working closely with the relevant business owners to deliver optimal value to TPG.
- Identify and manage cost optimisation opportunities without compromising business objectives or quality or service/scope.
- Lead commercial negotiations with vendors to ensure optimum outcomes whilst ensuring that our dealings with vendors meet the highest professional and ethical standards.
- Manage and lead RFx processes.
- Understand and develop category strategies that will support the delivery of the TPG business strategies.
- Ownership of a portfolio of vendors ensuring contracts are in place and managed.
- Complete regular reviews of supplier arrangements to ensure the fulfilment of all contractual obligations, the delivery of business value and the resolution of any disputes or non-compliance.
- Provide commercial advice in relation to managing the lifecycle of vendors and their contractual agreements.
- Responsibility for maintaining a consolidated vendor base, leveraging scale and value and managing non-performing or redundant vendors.
- Review and approval of requirements and requisitions across your vendor base to ensure orders adhere to supplier agreements.
- Support initiatives related to procurement transformation processes and systems improvement.
What you’ll bring
Commercial Degree qualified or equivalent desirable.
Demonstrated ability to engage and work with key business stakeholders.
Experience negotiating and managing complex supplier contracts.
Experience managing and leading RFx processes.
Full understanding of the vendor lifecycle with strong knowledge of partnering arrangements.
Exposure and/or experience within a purchasing/procurement environment with a sound understanding of procurement policies and procedures.
Solutions focussed with strong commercial acumen/analytical skills.
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