IT Supplier and Licensing Team Manager (Internal Only, Fixed-Term)

IT Business Management is responsible for the administration of IT Services. They manage the procurement processes and contracts, ensuring that IT vendors are delivering the services and products they are being contracted to provide, and that contracts are up-to-date and compliant with relevant regulations. 

The Supplier Management, Purchasing and Software Licensing team are key to this delivery and are responsible for managing the ongoing relationships with suppliers and managing procurement of key software, hardware and support contracts to support the delivery of high quality, fit for purpose solutions that meet business requirements.  

Reporting to the IT Business Manager and being part of the management team for this department, the IT Supplier and Licensing Team Manager will be responsible for defining and delivering high quality processes and for managing the Supplier Management, Purchasing and Software Licensing team ensuring quality and consistency of delivery to stakeholders. The post holder will be responsible for assessing value for money for contracts and monitoring the financial aspects of new procurement and existing contracts. 

They will be dynamic, driven, work to high standards and be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.  They must have experience of working successfully in a similar role. 

This is an exciting time to join the team.  With technology playing an ever-increasing part of our student experience, ensuring that our supplier relationships remain strong is critical to our success. Your knowledge and experience will help us both meet that requirement and shape the landscape going forwards. 

For an informal discussion, please contact Lily Dawson [email protected]

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.  Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CURRENTLY WORKING AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY ONLY.

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at [email protected].