Group Procurement Specialist - IT

Date Posted:

2021-09-21-07:00

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Chubb Group Limited Ashford, 1st Floor, Ash House, Littleton Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 1TZ

IT Procurement professionals – are you looking for a global role with huge opportunity to add significant value to a business that is a leader in its field?

This is a brand-new group department and as a negotiator the opportunities are waiting for you to make a significant impact on the global business, you can certainly make your mark. The function is going through a Procurement transformation which you will get to witness and be a part of from the start. Each stage will bring the function towards best-in-class with increased value to the business, improved supplier experience and a procurement department that is key to the growth and success of the business.

You have full global reach, 17 countries with a total of $1bn of annual spend.  This business does not restrict – Procurement has all addressable spend under management.

You will have the software you need to do your work effectively – Chubb has world class market intelligence and is implementing best-in-class strategic sourcing software. Your negotiations will be insight lead, with best-in-class category and industry market intelligence provided by a Procurement Analyst.

Here at Chubb, we don’t just value product cost, we value total cost of ownership, strong supplier relationships, the supplier experience, sustainability and innovation. If you value partnering with your internal customers, building lasting supplier relationships and bringing value to the business then this role is for you. 

What will I be doing as Procurement Specialist?

• You will be supported by a Procurement Analyst to determine the global business IT needs and be provided with external market intelligence and insights as a strong foundation for your negotiations with IT suppliers.
• Set up and lead cross-functional global teams in IT tendering exercises, collaborating with key stakeholders including local procurement and IT functions.
• Undertake IT global tendering exercises for up to 17 countries and support local exercises that deliver reduced cost (total cost of ownership), enhanced product/service quality, reduction in time to market, a rationalised supply base, strong supply partnerships and reduced risk.
• Negotiate supply contracts with support from Group Legal in addition to negotiating supplier service level agreements with KPI’s determined by your internal customers’ requirements.
• Work with the supply partners to achieve continuous improvement for both the supplier and Chubb
• Form strong, productive supplier relationships ensuring Chubb is the customer of choice for innovation and supply from the supply base

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in a procurement specialist / category manager / senior buyer role managing and negotiating IT categories including hardware, software, IT Services and ADM
• Experience of working in a procurement function in a large, global organisation
• The ability to negotiate with varying degrees of leverage, achieving commercial value whilst ensuring a sustainable result and strong supplier partnership
• MCIPS Qualification is desirable
• A full driving licence 
• The ability to travel both in the UK and abroad

Where will I be located:

You will join the Group Procurement function in our Head Office in Ashford (Middlesex) and the role will be a mix of office base to work with your internal key stakeholders, travel (both in the UK and abroad) and remote working.

What can we offer you?

• Base salary up to £60,000
• Car allowance
• A role in a company that provides a service that saves lives
• Incentive
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee scholarship scheme
• Benefits Central Platform hosting employee reward and recognition initiatives and health and wellbeing resources
• Bravo Awards which recognise outstanding contributions from all employees and encourage excellence

More about us:

Creating solutions for people and our planet, our company values are our absolutes - RESPECT, INTEGRITY, INCLUSION, INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE. We work and win together, while never compromising our values.

Chubb is a leading provider of fire safety and security solutions & services for customers worldwide. We have been protecting people and assets for over 200 years. Today, our 14,000 employees in 250 branches in 17 countries work to make the world safer, protect people and provide peace of mind. Our fire, security and monitoring services cover more than 1.3 million sites around the world. Chubb is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.

We welcome applications from Procurement Specialists, Category Buyers, Category Managers, Indirect Buyers and Indirect Procurement Specialists who live within a commutable distance of Ashford (Middlesex), Sunbury-on-Thames, Twickenham, Hounslow, Staines-upon-Thames, Richmond, Kingston-upon-Thames, Windsor, Slough, Hayes, Woking and Epsom.

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