Global IT Procurement & Transformation Lead

Edbury Daley; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Edbury Daley is assisting a leading global consultancy in expanding its IT & Technology Procurement practice. This client-facing role combines deep IT category expertise with hands-on consulting delivery across global engagements.

You will lead workstreams, engage senior stakeholders and deliver measurable outcomes while developing category strategies and supplier management capabilities. Travel may be required depending on client needs.

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.

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 commercial insights 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

Stakeholder management

Excel analytics

Tools

N/A

Job description

Edbury Daley is assisting a leading global consultancy in expanding its IT & Technology Procurement practice. This client-facing role combines deep IT category expertise with hands-on consulting delivery across global engagements.

You will lead workstreams, engage senior stakeholders and deliver measurable outcomes while developing category strategies and supplier management capabilities. Travel may be required depending on client needs.