IT Procurement Administrator - Contract Management

Description

IT Procurement Administrator - Contract Management, Purchase Orders, Vendor Negotiation
IT Procurement Administrator required to join a global organisation based in Liverpool on a 12-month contract. Joining a small but growing team, the Administrator will help raise the profile of the Global IT Procurement function within the organisation and be able to bring fresh ideas that will ensure effective supplier relationships whilst increasing working practice efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong organisation skills, experience with Office 365 applications and any exposure to procurement or contract management is desirable.
Key responsibilities:

• Managing maintenance renewals for software and hardware contracts
• Negotiating with vendors to obtain the best possible price
• Processing third party Purchase Orders, approving statements of work and administrative tasks to support the team
• Ensuring that the contracts management database is kept updated
• Proactively establish and develop relationships with new vendors, technology partners and system integrator
• Processing new supplier information
• Tracking and reporting on savings made and costs avoided throughout the year

Required skills:

• Strong time management skills
• Experience with Office 365 applications
• Any previous experience working in a procurement role involving any of the following aspects would be desirable; processing POs, contract renewals/management, negotiating with new suppliers
• Proficient oral and written business communications skills

Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UKs fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50.