Global IT Procurement & Strategy Lead

Edbury Daley; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Edbury Daley is partnering with a leading global consultancy to recruit into its IT & Technology Procurement practice. This client-facing role combines deep category expertise with consulting and transformation delivery, working with major organisations on complex commercial initiatives.

You will own and lead workstreams, engage senior stakeholders and apply procurement expertise to deliver measurable outcomes across IT procurement, category strategy and supplier management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience within IT procurement, strategic sourcing or category management.
• Strong experience across global IT procurement categories.
• Experience with Enterprise Software, IT Services and Cloud & Hosting.
• Experience managing large technology spend portfolios, ideally >$50m annually.
• Strong indirect procurement knowledge and delivering complex initiatives.
• Consulting experience or close work with consulting organisations is advantageous.
• Experience leading teams and multi-geography delivery.
• Strong commercial analysis and Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage teams across global client engagements.
• Develop and execute IT procurement and category strategies.
• Lead complex sourcing and commercial initiatives from opportunity identification to implementation.
• Conduct supplier research, market analysis and commercial assessments.
• Build robust data bases and translate data into actionable insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve value, supplier performance and outcomes.
• Track benefits and ensure delivery aligns with milestones.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to align requirements and priorities.
• Lead workshops and senior stakeholder discussions.
• Communicate recommendations and insights clearly to clients and internal teams.
• Support development of high-performing teams and growth of the practice.

Skills

IT procurement

Global IT categories

Enterprise Software

IT Services

Cloud & Hosting

Spend portfolio mgmt

Indirect procurement

Consulting experience

Team leadership

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Edbury Daley is partnering with a leading global consultancy to recruit into its IT & Technology Procurement practice. This client-facing role combines deep category expertise with consulting and transformation delivery, working with major organisations on complex commercial initiatives.

You will own and lead workstreams, engage senior stakeholders and apply procurement expertise to deliver measurable outcomes across IT procurement, category strategy and supplier management.