Technology Procurement Specialist

United Kingdom·Londonmid

Procurement SpecialistProcurement & Purchasing

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Overview

The Firm XTX Markets is a leading algorithmic trading firm which uses state-of-the-art machine learning technology to produce price forecasts for over 53,000 financial instruments across equities,

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Procurement SpecialistProcurement & Purchasing

Responsibilities

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→Research, evaluate, negotiate and procure technology products and services across hardware, software, cloud, market data, network and connectivity, datacentre and colocation, professional services and emerging technologies.
→Lead structured sourcing processes, including requirements definition, RFIs, RFPs, vendor due diligence, proposal evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract review, purchase approvals and implementation handover.
→Work with engineering, infrastructure, information security, legal, finance and business teams to define requirements and assess technical options, vendor roadmaps, licensing and commercial models, support arrangements, implementation risks and total cost of ownership.
→Support the procurement and delivery of complex infrastructure projects, including compute, GPU, storage, network, power, cooling, datacentre capacity and exchange connectivity requirements.
→Manage supplier relationships across OEMs, resellers, software and cloud providers, market data vendors, network carriers, datacentre and colocation providers and professional services firms.
→Support the commercial and procurement workstreams of technology implementation projects, including supplier coordination, delivery planning, risk management, acceptance and operational handover.
→Manage hardware and enterprise software asset lifecycles, including renewals, maintenance, support, utilisation, refresh planning and decommissioning.
→Conduct cost reconciliation, spend analysis, budget tracking, vendor reporting and financial data administration.
→Improve procurement processes, documentation, governance and stakeholder workflows.

Requirements

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Onsite gym, sauna, and fitness classes at no charge. (Wellbeing Space)
Extensive medical benefits including an on-site doctor and therapist at no charge.
Breakfast and lunch provided daily.
Various supports for caregivers, including emergency dependent care.
Beautiful Kings Cross office: (Office Tour).
25 days paid holiday per year + statutory holiday and paid sick days.
Generous Pension contributions.