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Cloud Marketplace & Operations Manager

Manchester
Posted 15 days ago
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Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

Join our Cloud Operations Team

The Cloud Operations Team sits within Softcat's Operations function and is responsible for delivering excellence across cloud strategy and execution.

The team consists of two specialist areas:

  • Cloud Procurement – Managing the end-to-end procurement of cloud solutions, including Microsoft Enterprise Licensing and Marketplace transactions, ensuring efficiency, compliance and value for our customers and business.
  • Marketplace Cloud Enablement – Focused on scaling Softcat's marketplace capability, creating simple, transparent and digitally enabled customer journeys that maximise commercial growth and customer satisfaction.

Success. The Softcat Way.

At Softcat we want to support you at every stage of your career. Whether that means stepping up into a more senior role, taking on more responsibilities in your current role or broadening your skills and experiences in a different department, we encourage all our employees to develop and grow with us.

What You'll Be Doing

As Cloud Operations Manager, you'll lead and develop two established teams while owning the strategic direction of Softcat's public cloud marketplace offering.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading, coaching and developing managers and teams to achieve outstanding performance
  • Creating an engaging, accountable and inclusive team culture
  • Driving operational excellence through automation, process optimisation and continuous improvement
  • Owning and evolving Softcat's cloud marketplace strategy
  • Overseeing cloud procurement operations, licensing alignment and customer onboarding
  • Managing operational risk, governance and compliance across cloud services
  • Collaborating with senior stakeholders across Sales, Commercial, Billing, Risk, Legal and Vendor Alliances
  • Building strategic relationships with key partners including Microsoft, AWS and Google
  • Delivering commercial insights and performance reporting to senior leadership
  • Leading cross-functional transformation initiatives that support Softcat's digital strategy

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We're interested in hearing from experienced leaders who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.

You'll bring:

  • Proven leadership experience with the ability to influence and inspire at all levels
  • A successful track record of leading multiple teams and delivering organisational change
  • Experience driving large-scale operational improvements and transformation programmes
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Knowledge of cloud marketplaces and consumption-based procurement models
  • Commercial awareness with the ability to balance growth opportunities and risk management
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Exceptional organisational skills and resilience in a fast-paced environment

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Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

  • Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
  • Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

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Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

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To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/

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Skills

Leadership
Cloud Marketplace Strategy
Operational Excellence
Stakeholder Management
Cloud Procurement
Change Management
Process Optimisation
Risk Management
Governance
Compliance
Analytical Thinking
Problem Solving
Commercial Awareness
Performance Reporting
Digital Transformation
Vendor Management

Location

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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