Description
Global Procurement leads sourcing strategy, category management, and supplier management for the organisation. The Procurement Manager, Emerging Technology and Digital Innovation supports fast-moving technology sourcing needs across IRC, focusing on early-stage digital innovation, pilots, proofs of concept, trials, and emerging tools.
The role involves providing hands-on sourcing support for pilots, trials, proofs of concept, and small-scale SaaS, emerging vendors, startup-style tools, and digital innovation requests. This includes executing sourcing activities, conducting market scans, and supporting requirements gathering, supplier identification, and contract finalisation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing procurement capacity for emerging technology and digital innovation
- Executing sourcing activities in line with the IT category strategy
- Conducting early market scans and market intelligence for emerging tools and vendors
- Supporting requirements gathering, supplier identification, and contract finalisation
- Building supplier visibility for innovation and emerging technology vendors
- Developing and maintaining procurement frameworks for pilots, trials, and proofs of concept
- Coordinating vendor due diligence and risk reviews
- Ensuring compliance with institutional donor requirements
- Tracking and following up on missing documentation, approvals, and risk reviews
The ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain, business administration, information technology, engineering, law, or a related field
- Minimum 5-7 years of procurement, sourcing, contract management, or vendor management experience
- At least 3 years of experience in IT procurement, SaaS and software sourcing, software licensing, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, data platforms, or similar technology categories