Global IT Procurement Lead - Sourcing & Transformation

Edbury Daley; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Edbury Daley, a leading global consultancy, is seeking an experienced IT procurement professional to join its IT & Technology Procurement practice, delivering measurable outcomes for major organisations.

You will lead teams across client engagements, develop IT procurement strategies, conduct market analysis and drive successful sourcing with a strong emphasis on consulting delivery. This role combines hands-on delivery with strategic leadership across geographies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience within IT procurement, strategic sourcing or category management.
• Strong experience operating across global IT procurement categories.
• Deep subject-matter expertise in Enterprise Software, IT Services and/or Cloud & Hosting.
• Experience managing or influencing significant technology spend portfolios, ideally in excess of $50m annually.
• Strong indirect procurement knowledge and experience delivering complex sourcing and category initiatives.
• Previous consulting experience, or experience working closely with consulting organisations, would be highly advantageous.
• Experience leading teams and managing delivery across multiple geographies.
• Strong commercial analysis and Excel capabilities, with the ability to turn data into meaningful business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• The confidence to operate effectively in complex, fast-moving client environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing teams across global client engagements.
• Developing and executing IT procurement and category strategies.
• Leading complex sourcing and commercial initiatives from opportunity identification through to implementation.
• Conducting supplier research, market analysis and commercial assessments.
• Building robust fact bases and translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Identifying opportunities to improve value, supplier performance and commercial outcomes.
• Tracking benefits and ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed milestones and objectives.
• Working closely with client stakeholders to understand requirements, challenge thinking and align priorities.
• Leading and contributing to workshops, working sessions and senior stakeholder discussions.
• Communicating recommendations and information clearly to both client and internal teams.
• Supporting the development of high-performing teams and contributing to the continued growth of the wider consulting practice.

Skills

IT procurement

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Enterprise software

IT services

Cloud & hosting

Spend management

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Consulting exposure

Tools

Excel

Job description

Edbury Daley, a leading global consultancy, is seeking an experienced IT procurement professional to join its IT & Technology Procurement practice, delivering measurable outcomes for major organisations.

You will lead teams across client engagements, develop IT procurement strategies, conduct market analysis and drive successful sourcing with a strong emphasis on consulting delivery. This role combines hands-on delivery with strategic leadership across geographies.