IT Sourcing & Relationship Manager

JR United Kingdom; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-scaling HealthTech company seeks an IT Sourcing & Relationship Manager to lead vendor strategy and performance in a transformational role. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic goals, optimize vendor relationships, and embed sustainability principles. Join a mission-driven team to enhance healthcare outcomes through technology.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in managing large-scale IT vendor portfolios.
• Proven knowledge of procurement processes and vendor contracting.
• Experience in regulated environments like healthcare or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full lifecycle of IT supplier relationships.
• Lead strategic supplier reviews and governance meetings.
• Drive adherence to internal sourcing policies and risk management.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation skills

Commercial acumen

Performance management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Certifications in procurement or vendor management

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Client:

talego

Location:

preston, lancashire, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: IT Sourcing & Relationship Manager

Location: Leeds | Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)

We're excited to be working with a fast-scaling HealthTech company that’s stepping into a new chapter of techniology innovation and investment. With a recently approved multi-million-pound transformation programme set to redefine their technology landscape over the next three years, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role at the heart of it all.

About the Opportunity

This is a newly established, high-impact role sitting at the core of global IT operations and vendor strategy. As the new IT Sourcing & Relationship Manager, you’ll drive the performance, value, and compliance of a broad supplier ecosystem, spanning software, infrastructure, cloud services, and more.

You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders and key business units across Technology, Procurement, Finance, and Risk to ensure vendors are aligned to both strategic goals and operational excellence. This is a career-defining chance to shape a vendor function that’s built for scale, security, and agility.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee the full lifecycle of IT supplier relationships from onboarding and contract negotiation to performance tracking and renewal.
• Lead strategic supplier reviews and regular governance meetings (SLAs, QBRs, risk assessments).
• Ensure commercial engagements meet internal sourcing policies, risk appetite, and procurement standards.
• Partner with Technology leaders to evaluate vendor delivery against service expectations and change roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive vendor landscape view services delivered, dependencies, risks, and compliance coverage.
• Track vendor-related spend across all categories and locations, ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Identify and deliver cost efficiencies, renegotiation opportunities, and consolidation strategies.
• Drive adherence to financial plans, reporting on performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support due diligence, vendor audits, and regulatory compliance efforts (e.g., GDPR, PCI).
• Embed ESG and sustainability principles into sourcing decisions and partner selection.
• Build and coach a high-performing vendor management team to deliver consistently and collaboratively.
• Advocate for best-in-class vendor governance and relationship management practices across the organisation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Demonstrable experience managing diverse, large-scale IT vendor portfolios (ideally across cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, and enterprise software).
• Proven knowledge of procurement processes, vendor contracting, and IT sourcing strategy.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to evaluate value-for-money across complex vendor relationships.
• Skilled in performance management, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, CIPS, and relevant compliance regimes.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications in procurement, vendor management, or IT service delivery are a strong plus.
• Experience working within a regulated or data-sensitive environment (e.g., healthcare, financial services) is advantageous.

Why Apply?

You’ll be joining a mission-driven business with a powerful social purpose: improving healthcare outcomes through smarter technology. With a major digital transformation underway, now is the time to shape and influence how vendor strategy enables delivery at scale.

Bring your leadership, supplier expertise, and commercial mindset to a business where your impact will be visible and lasting.

Interested?

Let’s have a chat about where this journey could take you.