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Description
ID: ID: 25001356
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for the procurement and distribution of Hardware & Peripherals across UK & EMEA.
Providing cover and support for procurement activities in APAC and India as and when required. This includes:
Liaising with Vendors on Quotes
Purchase order request management
Placing and proactively tracking Orders with Vendors
Payment and reconciliation orders (both card payments and invoice payments). Ensuring payment made within agreed contractual time frames.
Monitoring Lead times
Advising Site Service Ops on expected delivery dates
Managing the update of the Digital Workplace Orders SharePoint
Working with Vendors to resolve any missing, damaged, and incorrect deliveries
General Escalation activities related to orders
Understands and effectively communicates procurement processes to Service Delivery Managers for each market/Finance and Global Asset Management.
Vendor Relationship Management. This includes:
Assisting Technology Vendor Manager in managing relationships and performance of our 3rd Party Hardware, Telecom and Resource Vendors across International markets and providing support where required.
Involved in feeding into improvement plans as related to 3rd Party engagements or internal sourced partners
Involved in projects relating to procurement process improvement
Partnering with Global Supply Management for Contract negotiations and management of Third-Party vendors
Responsible to provide Procurement oversight to Site Service Operations and Vendor Manager for multiple key strategic suppliers in UK & EMEA (with ad-hoc support being required for APAC and India as required)
Minimum Qualifications:
Prior relevant work experience in Relationship Management or Ordering functions, financial management, data analysis, and IT services
University Degree in related field preferred or equivalent work experience
Knowledge/Skills:
Shown ability to handle multiple contending priorities, including planning, management, and execution of responsibilities
Ability to utilize and grow analytical skills (e.g., strategy, data analysis, managing service levels, etc)
Ability to excel in a demanding environment while maintaining a high attention to detail
Technology Core Competencies:
Adaptive Communication
Agile Practices
Industry and Company Knowledge
Technical Acumen
Game Changers:
Adaptability
Collaboration & Teamwork
Continuous Improvement
Courage
Curiosity
Ingenuity
Servant Leadership
Tenacity
Culture overview
Our culture is built on a 175-year history of
courageous leadership, innovation, and an
unwavering commitment to back our customers,
communities, and each other. With shared values
and leadership behaviors, we’ve continued to set
the standard for what it means to provide the best
experience every day with premium products and
services that help our customers achieve their
aspirations. As part of Team Amex, you’ll build
strong relationships and collaborate
with colleagues around the world in an
environment where everyone is respected and
valued, and where you can reach your potential.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work
makes an impact, and together, you will help us
define the future of American Express.
Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle To Work
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Laptop
Life Insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare
Season Ticket Loan
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
City Centre
Hackathons
Open Plan
Social Events
Location
Leadership
Ravi Radhakrishnan
Chief Information Officer
Tech overview
Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.
Make an Impact
Our tech teams power large scale platforms and products, enabling over 100 million global consumers and businesses.
Grow Your Career
Progress as either a people leader or technical expert, while increasing your domain expertise within a high-performing team.
Expand Your Skills
Use the latest languages, technologies, and delivery practices, and demonstrate your skills at internal hackathons, open-source days, and developer events.
Global Tech Career Pathways
Explore roles across 5x career pathways: Engineering & Architecture; Digital Product & Design; Service Delivery; Information Security; Product Delivery & Integration.
Find your place in Tech on #TeamAmex.
Meet our Tech Colleagues, leading through innovation.
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Will - “Being able to move into different jobs around the company keeps things varied and exciting.”
Dev - “As a new colleague, I was astonished at how quickly I was able to acclimate… I’ve achieved a lot in my first year.”
Eve - “I thrive on building products and architecture-as-code that cement the data culture we have here.”
Meghan - “I’ve built well-rounded skills and have been able to identify the type of engineering that suits me most..”
Mohan - “Amex has a stellar technology organization; I get opportunities to gain exposure across various stacks.”
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Engineering principles
Agile Process
Change Management
Code Reviews
Communication and collaboration
Continuous delivery
Continuous Development
Knowledge sharing
Mentoring
Monitoring and logging
Open source contributor
Pair programming
Scrum
Company tech stack
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