Commercial Lead - Outsourced Technology

JR United Kingdom; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK organisation is seeking a Procurement & Supplier Relationship Lead to enhance their Technology Procurement team. The role involves managing strategic supplier relationships and ensuring value delivery from high-value contracts, requiring strong commercial expertise and experience with tech services procurement.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with end-to-end category ownership experience.
• Deep expertise in Tech Services procurement, particularly cloud, SaaS, and data.
• Proven ability to manage high-value, complex outsourced service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial relationship with key outsourced IT service providers.
• Manage contract performance and governance across service infrastructure.
• Partner with senior internal stakeholders in procurement and IT.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Supplier relationship management

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder engagement

Tech Services procurement

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10.06.2025

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25.07.2025

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Job Description:

Procurement & Commercial Lead - Outsourced Technology Services

Location: Manchester or London

A major UK organisaiton is seeking a commercially focused Procurement & Supplier Relationship Lead to step into a pivotal role within their Technology Procurement team.

You'll be joining a mature procurement and supplier management function at a time of strategic focus on maximising value from existing high-value contracts, in addition to new sourcing activity. The role sits within a £100m+ technology spend landscape, focusing on services, infrastructure, and major outsourcing partnerships (notably a complex, long-term relationship with a Tier 1 supplier).

The Role

You'll take ownership of commercial management and strategic supplier relationships across a critical set of tech services categories. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the commercial relationship with one of the business's most important outsourced IT service providers
• Managing contract performance, value delivery, and governance across legacy systems and service infrastructure
• Partnering with senior internal stakeholders in IT, procurement, and operations
• Supporting the transition to an integrated commercial and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) model
• Acting as the escalation point for service performance issues and commercial negotiation
• Collaborating with Legal on ongoing contract management and compliance

This is a highly visible role reporting into the Head of Technology Procurement. You'll also work closely with wider category leads across tech & indirect procurement

Required Skills:

• Strong commercial acumen with end-to-end category ownership experience
• Deep expertise in Tech Services procurement, particularly infrastructure, cloud, SaaS, data, and/or legacy systems
• Proven ability to manage high-value, complex outsourced service providers
• Strong supplier relationship and performance management capability
• Strategic sourcing experience with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at senior levels
• Experience in fast-paced, or low-margin sectors highly desirable

This is an excellent opportunity join a highly renowned organisation and procurement function in a business critical role.

Fore more details please send an up to date copy of your resume through to [emailprotected]

Keywords: IT Procurement, Technology, Digital, Commercial, West Midlands, SRM, Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Transformation, Outsourced Services, IT Procurement, SRM