We are looking for a seasoned and versatile individual.  The sourcing and contract management sits with our Central Procurement teams. You’ll report to our Director of Technology Operations (In our central IT team), Thus role will be responsible for managing high-value contracts and relationships with IT/Technology vendors for JD Group. We’re looking for someone who understands how to connect the dots between Procurement and Technology

·       Job Title –  Head of IT Vendor Management

·       Location – BL9 8RR

·       Working rota – Monday Friday

·       Working hours – 40

What You'll Be Doing: 

As a Head of IT Vendor Management, you'll be doing the following: 

• Technology is always changing – and that means our suppliers list can too! We want to understand the external landscape and market to really provide our technology teams with the confidence that the suppliers we onboard are truly the best. 
• Working alongside Architecture and Engineering teams to develop long-term category and relationship strategies for partners, aligning with our technology and JD group mission
• Key relentless focus on delivering value for our customers, taking the lead on complex supplier reviews, and driving jointly developed value creation plans with our partners
• Focus on protecting the business, identifying emerging risks including cyber, operational resilience and service performance, working with partners and service owners to address and minimise any potential business disruption

What We're Looking For:

• What’s most important is your understanding of interactions between people, processes, technology, and how (and where) suppliers can support.
• Experience in an IT/Technology vendor management/procurement role is essential
• Experience in reviewing contracts (they can be tricky to decipher!)
• Demonstrable experience in supplier negotiations and reviews

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.