Description
Department: Enabling : IT
Location: Philippines
Description
Anthesis is maturing rapidly and needs a resourceful, independent person to join an emerging IT Service Management function within a growing enterprise IT team. Anthesis' requirements have now developed to the stage where a dedicated resource is required to manage the lifecycle of 3rd party services contracted and consumed by the IT Team and wider business. This role will involve working with vendors, enterprise architects, business analysts, business stakeholders, and the wider IT Team to ensure that understand business needs, analyze and document processes, and implement solutions that enhance efficiency and drive business growth.
This Role Will
- Manage the procurement, governance and lifecycle of external IT services
- Improve value derived from external IT services through cost optimization and improved service delivery
- Act as the central point of contact between the business, internal service delivery stakeholders, and third-party service providers
Key Responsibilities
- Negotiate new and recurring contracts with service providers on behalf of Anthesis
- Maintain the master data for all Anthesis' IT service partners, and their corresponding internal stakeholders
- Review license usage regularly to tailor costs to consumption, and ensure IT service costs are tracked and rebilled correctly
- Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, internal IT teams, and third-party service providers.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks associated with multi-supplier environments.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Establish and monitor metrics for service providers to ensure quality and value
- Ensure that duplicate or overlapping services are merged or decommissioned
- Work with:
- the architecture team to ensure that all new services meet the predefined requirements
- the project management office to ensure that all new services are deployed to an efficient and scalable pattern, including technologies like SSO & SCIM
- the Global Service Desk Lead to ensure that all services are adequately supported and documented
- senior service sponsors to ensure appropriate engagement with, and value for, the business consumers of IT services
- the Cyber Security Lead to ensure that service providers are reviewed regularly for security, compliance, and risk-management purposes
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- With 5+ years in a procurement role
- Proficiency in ITIL (preferably ITIL 4) and familiarity with Agile and DevOps principles
- Strong understanding of SIAM principles, frameworks, and methodologies
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience with contract management, SLA/OLA negotiation, and vendor management.
Requirements
Please refer to job description.