Sustainability that means business
Who we are:
Sustainability software specialist, AMCS, is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Europe, the USA, and Australasia. With over 1,300 highly-skilled employees across 22 countries, we specialize in delivering technology solutions to facilitate a carbon neutral future.
What we do:
Our innovative SaaS solutions increase efficiency and boost sustainability in resource-intensive industries. Over 5,000 customers across 23 countries already benefit from our Performance Sustainability software, ensuring we deliver practical solutions for improved profitability and environmental resilience across the globe.
Our people:
AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.
The role requires strong contract negotiation skills coupled with the ability to understand and analyse the changing technology market and identify where AMCS can generate efficiencies and improve cost. It will include managing key vendors and managing risk in line with the growth of the company.
Key Responsibilities:
Managing complex contract agreements for direct or indirect external providers.
Leading Commercial negotiations to deliver cost savings and improve overall efficiencies.
Working closely with key business stakeholders to ensure you understand their business objectives and priorities, and include them in your overall plan
Develop and execute a rolling strategic procurement plan to maximise the deliverable savings from key business areas.
Creating policies and procedures for procurement, risk management and mitigation.
Broader strategy development around long-term supplier performance.
Leads regular meetings with direct staff and cross functional teams to ensure assignments, objectives, cost savings and deliverables are on target.
Ensure procurement and vendor management processes are compliant with required standards such as ISO, SOC 1&2, PCI etc
Manage global travel spend
Manage our global facility contracts and spend
Requirements:
5 years relevant experience.
Previous experience in managing Procurement & Contracts in a fast-paced software technology environment an advantage.
Commercial negotiation and supplier management experience with a track record delivering cost savings, service improvements, and supplier innovation
Proven stakeholder influencing skills and experience in supplier development and commercial cost reduction
A proven track record of managing senior level internal and external relationships
Excellent presentation and influencing skills
Proven record in risk management in a similar industry.
Internal and external relationship experience as well as strong commercial and business awareness to deliver business solutions to agreed timeline.
Highly analytical and data driven. Use of Bi tools is an advantage.