IT Procurement Category Manager

Lorien; City Of London; Híbrido; GBP 120.000 - 175.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lorien is recruiting an IT Procurement Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a six-month contract. The role is inside IR35 and hybrid, with up to 2-3 days per month in Ipswich or London.

You will lead sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, work with Legal on IT contracts, and navigate software licensing models across cloud services (AWS/Azure). The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT procurement and a background in financial services.

Formación

• 10+ years IT procurement or sourcing experience.
• Experience running sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Strong software, SaaS, cloud and IT services procurement knowledge.
• Experience with Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua or similar platforms.

Conocimientos

IT procurement

SaaS procurement

Negotiation

Supplier management

Financial services/insurance domain

RFx management

Educación

CIPS qualification

Herramientas

Ariba

Coupa

Ivalua

ServiceNow

Microsoft licensing

Descripción del empleo

IT Procurement Category Manager - Insurance

We are currently recruiting for a IT Procurement Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract

Inside IR35

Hybrid- Ipswich/London a max of 2/3 time a month

The Requirements

• 10+ years of strong IT Procurement, Technology Procurement or IT Sourcing experience.
• Strong experience running sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Strong Financial Service / Insurance industry background
• Experience reviewing and negotiating IT contracts alongside Legal teams.
• Strong understanding of software, SaaS, cloud, telecoms and IT services procurement.
• Understanding of common enterprise software licensing models, including subscription, user-based, consumption-based and perpetual licensing structures.
• Experience working within a corporate procurement environment with defined governance and approval processes.
• Experience using procurement and contract management platforms such as Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, ServiceNow or similar solutions.
• Software and SaaS procurement experience.
• Microsoft licensing experience.
• Cloud services experience across AWS, Azure, GCP or similar platforms.
• IT professional services sourcing experience.
• Telecoms and network services sourcing experience.
• Contract negotiation and RFx management experience.
• CIPS qualification, or working towards it.