Purpose of the role Lead the procurement spend across a range of software and related services. Managing a range of software suppliers including niche providers. Working across a complex organisation of multiple operating companies, ensuring the delivery of effective, robust and compliant procurement that delivers the business plan while maximising the Group''s buying power. Lead procurement strategic activities, including category planning, sourcing, risk management and act as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders. Delivery of big strategic procurement programmes end to end. Contract - 14 months Location - Waterside (UB7 0GB) Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week onsite Pay - attractive daily rate (inside IR35) Your responsibilities Responsibility for developing and implementing a 3-5 year category plan for the given sub-category. Responsibility for developing and implementing local and global sourcing strategies for all external spend related activity. Management of stakeholder relationships in all operating companies, ensuring appropriately robust challenge while delivering the operating companies'' business plans. Manage supplier risk to protect the operating companies and the Group from financial, operational and reputational damage. Provide commercial innovation to internal stakeholders through interaction with the supply base. Work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to resolve commercial and contractual disputes; in particular suppliers with high