Hybrid IT Sourcing Lead – 5‑Month Contract

Pontoon; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular salary

Annual bonus

Pension contributions

Holiday and sick pay

Medical insurance

Income protection

Critical illness

Life insurance

Discounted benefits

Online training materials

Career and certification opportunities

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking an IT Sourcing Manager for a 5-month contract across Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax and Leeds, with hybrid working. The role covers strategic IT sourcing, contract expertise and supplier governance within Commercial Banking and Trading Platforms.

The successful candidate will manage multiple workstreams, negotiate major contracts, analyse supplier data, and build strong relationships with business teams and suppliers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or vendor management.
• Experience managing complex contracts and commercial negotiations independently.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels of an organisation.
• Proven ability to manage several sourcing projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• A collaborative and flexible approach with the willingness to support colleagues and contribute to wider team objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• An agile mindset and the ability to adapt to changing business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manages and delivers required outcomes for a portfolio of contracts and negotiates service level agreements while planning, coordinating and supervising activities related to major contracts.
• Analyses key themes using data from a wide range of sources and identifies possible impacts on the business.
• Delivers outcomes by managing others and working within established systems.
• Explores issues and/or needs to establish potential causes, related issues and barriers.
• Manages and delivers required outcomes for a portfolio of projects while reporting to senior colleagues.
• Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by improving and/or working within established procurement procedures.
• Provides advice on designing new processes and systems to achieve professional standards and desired outcomes.
• Delivers prescribed outcomes for designated area, using risk management systems to ensure the organisation is not exposed to undue risks.
• Analyses specified problems and issues to find the best technical and/or professional solutions.
• Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established strategic planning systems.
• Manages relationships with small clients to ensure their needs are met while supporting senior colleagues in managing more important client and customer relationships.
• Grows own capabilities by pursuing and investing in personal development opportunities and develops the capabilities of direct reports by working within existing development framework; provides specialised training or coaching in area of expertise to others throughout the organisation.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Relationship management

Procurement governance

Sourcing project leadership

Analytical thinking

Agile mindset

Tools

SAP Ariba

Job description

Pontoon is seeking an IT Sourcing Manager for a 5-month contract across Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax and Leeds, with hybrid working. The role covers strategic IT sourcing, contract expertise and supplier governance within Commercial Banking and Trading Platforms.

The successful candidate will manage multiple workstreams, negotiate major contracts, analyse supplier data, and build strong relationships with business teams and suppliers in a fast-paced environment.