IT Procurement VP - Cloud

Adecco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment consultancy in the UK is seeking an IT Procurement VP - Cloud to manage procurement tasks for a large-scale project. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in IT Procurement, particularly with AI and Cloud platforms. Responsibilities include supplier selection, contract management, and cost optimization. This role offers a hybrid work model with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of AI, Cloud platforms and SaaS.
• Proven track record of managing IT spend and negotiation of contracts.
• Strong business awareness and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of Procurement tasks for large-scale projects.
• Manage IT supplier vendor selection and negotiations.
• Ensure optimisation of IT resources, focusing on Cloud services.

Skills

Experience in IT Procurement

Understanding of AI and Cloud platforms

Expertise in IT cost optimisation

Strong analytical capabilities

Excellent time management skills

Tools

Procurement tools

Job description

Job title: IT Procurement VP - Cloud

Location: London/Hybrid

Duration: until 31st March 2026

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more.

The Role

The candidate will be responsible for supporting the execution of Procurement tasks for a large-scale project within our EMEA region.

Responsibilities

• IT supplier vendor selection and commercial negotiations
• IT supplier contract finalisation in partnership with legal
• Develop IT supplier consolidation towards target preferred supplier list determination
• Analyse IT spend, identify cost saving opportunities to optimise cloud utilisation
• Ensure cloud and AI and other non-core third party contractual clauses are included in respective contracts and oversee any required remediation
• Support tracking of IT contract metrics including cost savings
• Develop oversight and governance for key IT suppliers
• Ensure optimisation of IT resources in particular Cloud services, AI and other IT strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with Technical teams to implement best practices
• Act as a procurement business partner, build and maintain strong relationships and credibility with the business
• Maintain and build strong mutual beneficial relationship with key strategic suppliers
• Lead the delivery of sourcing projects and savings, including the responsibility for driving incremental IT savings through, and in partnership with external service providers
• Work closely with the Legal Department to ensure contracts are finalised appropriately
• Ensure category performance and project data (savings, pipeline, milestones, risks, issues, compliance) is accurate and report to line management and appropriate governance forums

Requirements

• Experience in IT Procurement, with a deep understanding of AI, Cloud platforms and SaaS
• Expertise in IT cost optimisation
• Proven track record of managing IT spend and negotiation of contracts with major AI, Cloud and SaaS vendors
• Initiative-taking and organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload to deliver within set time frames to the highest quality
• Strong business awareness, researching, investigating and problem solving
• Demonstrable experience in governance and spend control in the banking industry necessary
• Strong analytical capabilities and critical thinking skills; ability to translate data into decision making
• Familiarity with procurement tools

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please note that if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may, however, keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Adecco is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.