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At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose - all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.\nAt Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.\nMaking animals’ lives better makes life better - join our team today!\nYour Role: IT Procurement Consultant\nAs a IT Procurement Consultant, you will join Elanco’s Global IT Procurement team and serve as a key partner to IT stakeholders and indirect procurement colleagues. You will support strategic sourcing, supplier management and purchasing activities across the IT organization, helping deliver competitive value, innovation, compliance and effective supplier relationships. The role combines strategic, operational and transactional procurement responsibilities and offers the opportunity to influence stakeholders and senior leaders across the business.\nYour Responsibilities:\nLead and support IT sourcing activities, including requests for information, requests for proposals, requests for quotations, competitive bidding, online auctions, negotiations and supplier selection.\nProcess IT hardware and software purchase requests, including quotations, requisitions, approvals, contracts, purchase orders, licensing and delivery, with purchase order approvals of up to $1,000,000.\nNegotiate commercial terms, pricing and conditions for enterprise-wide IT supplier agreements, statements of work and professional services agreements in partnership with Legal, Information Security, Data Privacy and Risk Management.\nAnalyze IT spend and market practices to identify opportunities for supplier rationalization, value engineering, re-sourcing, total cost of ownership reductions and procurement-led savings.\nPartner with IT stakeholders, suppliers and procurement leadership to ensure clear requirements, effective issue resolution, compliance with supplier policies and strong supplier relationship management.\nWhat You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related technical field.\nAt least 5 years of experience in strategic IT sourcing, procurement, supply chain or operations management.\nDemonstrated ability to conduct competitive sourcing activities and negotiate supplier contracts, commercial terms and conditions.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and levels of management.\nWhat will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):\nExperience supporting global strategic sourcing, IT procurement, operations management or finance activities.\nKnowledge of strategic sourcing value levers, spend analysis, supplier rationalization and total cost of ownership management.\nExperience managing global third-party relationships, including supplier selection, contracting, performance oversight and issue resolution.\nProject management experience, including experience supporting procurement systems or process integration initiatives.\nC.P.M., APICS or CPIM certification.\nAdditional Information:\nTravel: 10-15%, with possible international travel.\nLocation: UK, Hook.\nWork model: Hybrid.\nDon't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!\n#LI-MK1\nElanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status\nElanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job-related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. 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