IT Procurement Manager

Procurement; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is looking for an IT Procurement Manager to oversee the sourcing of IT and software services across the UK and EMEA. This position requires collaboration with various corporate functions, including IT and Finance, and entails developing strategic procurement plans and managing supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in IT procurement and possess strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills. This is a full-time role based in Greater London.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT or Tech procurement.
• Ability to establish credibility with senior stakeholders and executives.
• Proficiency in managing contracts and ensuring compliance with performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Maintain market insight and update procurement strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and manage sourcing plans and contracts with suppliers.

Skills

IT procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Strategic project delivery

Job description

Job Start Date : ASAP

Excited to be partnering a global financial services organisation who are looking to recruit an IT Procurement Manager to be responsible for the sourcing of IT and IS / Software services in the UK and EMEA, particularly in managed services, service integrations, testing, hardware, and SaaS. The role will also be required to deliver the relevant strategic projects with delivery team to support business functions including commercial, data, new site openings. The role will be collaborating with a wide range of Stakeholders across their corporate functions which will include IT, Finance, HR and Legal.

Day to day responsibilities

• Continuous maintenance and update of market insight regarding the IT & IS marketplace, best-practices, trends, key suppliers etc.
• Be proactive and work closely with key stakeholders to generate initiatives to generate operational and commercial efficiency plans and deliver.
• Development of documented (3 year) category strategy plans in collaboration with senior stakeholders.
• Maintenance of a rolling sourcing plan covering planned stakeholder initiatives, Procurement initiatives, contract renewals etc.
• Maintain a broad understanding of the commercial IT environment.
• Determine appropriate approach to market (single-stage RFP, two-stage RFI / RFP, etc.)
• Develop RFI, RFP documentation content and ensure signature of required confidentiality agreements.
• Lead regular supplier review meetings including Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.
• Develop and manages contracts with suppliers to meet key performance indicators and agreed targets, taking account of information security of third parties. Is responsible for the liaison between the organisation and designated suppliers.

Requirements

• 5 years IT / Tech procurement experience.
• Highly credible in front of the Executive, senior stakeholders, and the executives of key suppliers.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with IT LT and wider IT Team to work collectively, being an internal consultant.
• Manage and deliver relevant new contracts and contract renewals.
• Deliver strategic IT delivery projects.
• Develop and execute the category strategy for the sub-category.