Senior Supplier Relationship Manager

Elevation Recruitment Procurement & Supply Chain division are once again delighted to be partnered with a leading Financial Services business, based in Sheffield, with the search and selection of a Senior Supplier Relationship Manager. The role will be covering the IT product categories.

The Role:

• Experienced Senior Supplier Relationship Manager
• Reporting into the Supplier Relationship Management Director this role will be dedicated to the IT category
• You will be responsible for making finance markets work better for smaller businesses through the development of deep relationships with our IT strategic partners
• The person appointed will be part of the Commercial Operations senior management team and will be responsible for maximising the value and Supplier effectiveness from a portfolio of IT Supplier relationships from a cost, SLA, support and performance perspective. Ultimately reporting through the commercial and procurement business structure

Background and Experience:

• To be considered for this role you must have extensive and demonstrable experience of effective contract, commercial, service and budget management within a critical complex multi-source service / supplier environment, including performance/SLA/KPI management, service specific contract drafting & negotiation skills/dispute management
• You will be experienced in Risk Management with the ability to analyse complex performance information & invoicing for all outsourced services
• You must have excellent knowledge of working with and managing outsourced IT Service Providers as well as the ability to use clear escalation paths for reporting, prioritising and resolving issues

Salary & Package:

• £55,000 - £60,000
• Bonus
• 30 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Excellent pension
• Hybrid / Full flexible working - 2 days in the Sheffield office
• Retailer & Health discounts package