Group IT Procurement Adviser

Ecclesiastical Insurance UK; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution

Generous annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

£200 annual personal grant to charity

Volunteering day per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Full study support for professional qualifications

Access to virtual GP

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Gloucester is seeking a Group Procurement Adviser to support IT procurement. The role involves sourcing IT goods and services, managing supplier contracts, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure compliance and value for money. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in IT procurement and excellent negotiation skills. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and benefits focused on employee wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT procurement and strategic sourcing.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers.
• Strong understanding of due diligence processes.
• Capability to manage stakeholders at various levels.
• Knowledge of regulations for critical contracts including PRA/FS standards and outsourcing guidance.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier selection and oversee contracts.
• Lead tender processes and manage supplier responses.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support budget holders.
• Assess contract risks and monitor supplier credit ratings.
• Guide contract relationship managers and manage the Procure to Pay process.

Skills

IT Procurement experience

Effective negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of regulations

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Gloucester

Job Ref: 204362

About the role

Benefact Group are looking for a Group Procurement Adviser, specialising in IT, to join our Gloucester office. You’ll support the sourcing and procurement of IT goods and services, ensuring value for money, compliance with internal policies, and alignment with the Group’s technology strategy. The role will focus on sourcing, contract management, supplier performance, and stakeholder engagement across IT categories such as software, hardware, cloud services, and telecoms.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you’ll be doing

• Supplier & Contract Oversight: Manage stakeholder relationships, oversee supplier selection and monitoring, and ensure contract accuracy and completeness
• Strategic Procurement & Tendering: Lead tender processes, coordinate supplier responses, and manage contract drafting and due diligence
• Cost Optimization & Budgeting: Identify cost‑saving opportunities, support budget holders with expense planning, and track savings through contract management plans
• Risk & Compliance Management: Assess contract risks, monitor supplier credit ratings, and ensure adherence to the SRM Framework and regulatory reporting
• Operational Support & Governance: Guide contract relationship managers, prioritize critical contracts, and manage the Procure to Pay (P2P) process and technology requisitions

What you’ll need to have

• IT Procurement experience
• Effective negotiation skills utilized with suppliers to drive the best value out of contracts
• Proven ability to identify risks to the group and in‑depth knowledge of the due diligence process to mitigate these
• Confident in managing stakeholders at all levels and providing appropriate challenge
• Understand and have knowledge in the various regulations required for critical/important contracts, including PRA SS2/21 Material Outsourcing and Third Party Risk Management, PRA SS1/21 Operational Resilience, FCA Rulebook, EIOPA DORA, CBI Guidance on Outsourcing and EBA Outsourcing to Cloud

What makes you stand out

• Financial services experience preferred, but not essential

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working
• Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% and 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

A great opportunity to make a difference within the IT Procurement space across the Group, leading on exciting technology procurement tenders and ensuring best value.

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135‑year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017‑26