IT Sourcing / Procurement Consultant

PA Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous company pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Tax efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking an IT Sourcing and Procurement Consultant to drive change and deliver new digital solutions. The role involves creating sourcing strategies, engaging with suppliers, and leading transformation programs.

Candidates should have experience in sourcing and transformation within IT and consulting, along with knowledge of the technology services marketplace. The position offers a hybrid work model with substantial flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in Sourcing and Transformation within an IT/digital setting.
• Preference for consultancy experience.
• Knowledge of technology services marketplace.
• Experience with outsourcing application and infrastructure services.

Responsibilities

• Designing sourcing strategies for IT services.
• Delivering sourcing solutions and contracts.
• Leading complex transition programmes to transform services.

Skills

Sourcing and Transformation

Consultancy experience

Outsourcing lifecycle

Procurement strategies

IT service management

Agile delivery

Job description

10 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DN, United Kingdom, London SW1E 5DN, GB

Full-time

About the Role

We are actively recruiting talented IT Sourcing and Procurement Consultants with a passion for defining and delivering radical change within businesses to exploit new digital technology and modern digital ways of working by providing strategic advice to CIOs and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Designing sourcing strategies which balance the appropriate mix of internal and external IT and Business Process services, so that organisations benefit from fit‑for‑the‑future services and capabilities.
• Shaping and delivering sourcing solutions, business cases and contracts which deliver sustainable benefits, including engaging leading market suppliers.
• Shaping and delivering global operating and delivery models that enable the exploitation of modern, digital ways of working.
• Leading complex transition programmes and workstreams to transform IT and business services, to make the change happen by building new organisations, cultures, supplier relationships and transitioning services to new delivery models.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Sourcing and Transformation within an IT/digital setting.
• Preference for previous consultancy experience.
• Demonstrable experience of contributing to major bid and proposal development (consulting bid or supplier/service bid – either way desirable but not essential).
• Broad knowledge of the technology services marketplace and exposure to outsourcing application, infrastructure and workplace services (including cloud, SaaS, AI solutions).
• Ability to define business and IT services, requirements and SLAs.
• Experience across the outsourcing lifecycle (strategy, delivery, transition, service optimisation and remediation), including business cases, cost and commercial models.
• Experience working on the shaping of effective procurement strategies and robust commercial solutions.
• Expertise in technology delivery disciplines (e.g. IT strategy, IT service management, agile delivery, IT project management).
• At senior grades Consulting experience is essential.

Hybrid Working

Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Equality & Diversity

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose‑led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We’re focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Security Clearance

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years). If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

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