UK Based IT Procurement Specialist

LIFELINE IT SOLUTIONS LTD ,  United Kingdom - Jan 2012 – Present

PROCUREMENT ASSOCIATE / MANAGER

Key member of the organisation, responsible in leading the IT procurement function for a growing IT company which facilities and provides IT maintenance and consultancy services to over 70 clients within Greater London area across a very broad spectrum of industries.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, control and manage all aspects of IT procurement in accordance with company policies.
• Ensuring that purchases are achieved at the most favourable prices, whilst maintaining a solid relationship with suppliers and clients.
• Implement procurement strategies and policies.
  Forecast procurement needs.
• Ensuring that new opportunities in working with new suppliers are created and maintained.
• Ensure complete understanding of client requirements, scope of work, followed by a quotation. Make accurate additions or deletions to quotations.
• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new products.
•  Negotiate lower pricing and purchase goods and ensure delivery takes place in a timely manner.
• Maintain regular price record information.
•  Resolve delivery problems and complaints, supplier disputes.
• Administer supplier performances to evaluate the best suppliers with respect to delivery performance, pricing and quality of service.

• Working closing with engineers to capitalise on new emerging IT technologies.
• Administering an internal system and create a successful procurement process.
• Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.
• Track purchasing activities and measurements.
• Study sales records.
  
  • Liaise with accounts payable to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.

• Experience of supporting a wide and varied client base.
• Troubleshooting client Server’s, workstations, laptops and mobile devices in accordance with organisation policies and procedures.
• Providing 1st/2^nd and 3^rd line support to users
• Responsible for supporting: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/ Office 2003 and  2007,  2010 , Windows Servers , Small Business Server 2008 /2011, Active Directory management ,  Exchange 2003/2007, 2010 ,  Blackberry Servers  , VMware ,  Backup products, Anti-Virus products, DNS/DHCP, TCP/IP, Ethernet, wireless  routers and  firewall Configurations.
• Diagnosis of software applications, networking and infrastructure issues.

• First, Second and sometimes Third Line support for hardware, software and  networks. Troubleshooting, administration (AD), Exchange server, XP workstations,Blackberries support and support for peripheral devices, Microsoft products and telephony equipment.
• Managing the server’s backup plans to ensure that critical data is backed up in the event of an accidental data loss.
• Proficient in procuring IT equipment to suit the needs of the business, aiming to be
• well within the budget.
  

• Troubleshooting , administration and support for Windows 2000 server and XP workstations
• First and Second Line support for networks, PC’s and peripheral devices.
• Managing overall system to ensure efficient and secure use of networks and PC’s.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science ( Hons ) in Computer Science (2.1)

• Higher National Diploma in Computer Science (Pass)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Tasked with managing and co-ordinating,  purchasing , scheduling and deployment of an£ 80,000 hardware, software and internet services purchase for a property management company; this was completed on time, on budget with minimal downtime.
• Generated 25% in cost reductions by establishing and maintaining key relationships with suppliers to negotiate lower prices.
• Devised an internal system where renewal quotes for hardware warranty. Anti-virus and backup software maintenance renewals are easily managed and sent out on time.
• Increased the suppliers to 10 new hardware suppliers.

 AWARD

• Employee of the year award in 2008 at Club La Costa UK (PLC)