Lead Buyer - IT Transformation

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

15 days flexi leave

On-site two days a week

Job summary

Cirrus Selection is seeking a Lead Buyer for an IT transformation programme based in Stevenage. You will own procurement strategy from RFI/RFP through to contract and supplier performance, shaping scope and delivering value across international stakeholders.

The role combines end-to-end procurement leadership with a high-profile transformation, on-site two days a week in Stevenage, and a competitive package including a strong bonus and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Solid experience running complex, strategic procurement projects or programmes across IT or technology
• Comfortable building and negotiating statements of work and commercial contracts
• Experience developing or running a supplier relationship management (SRM) approach
• Confidence leading end-to-end RFI/RFP processes
• Strong stakeholder management skills across international teams

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement across the IT transformation programme end to end
• Run strategic RFI and RFP activity to identify market players and supply partners
• Negotiate contracts and define scope, statements of work and supplier performance
• Build out a supplier relationship management strategy from scratch and manage performance once live

Skills

Strategic procurement

RFI/RFP leadership

SOW negotiation

SRM strategy

Stakeholder management

Security clearance eligible

Job description

Lead Buyer - IT Transformation

Based in Stevenage

Salary from £50,000 to £60,000

Here’s a properly meaty procurement role. A major IT‑led business transformation programme, international stakeholders, and enough scope to actually shape how it gets delivered.

If you’re a procurement professional who’s outgrown the transactional stuff and wants ownership of something strategic and high‑profile, keep reading.

You’ll lead procurement across the transformation programme end to end. Running strategic RFI and RFP activity to find the right market players and supply partners. Acting as senior procurement lead on the project, working directly with stakeholders to shape scope, build statements of work, and negotiate contracts that hold up under pressure. Building out a supplier relationship management strategy from scratch, and driving supplier performance once it’s live.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to be told what good looks like. You’ll be defining it.

What you’ll need

• Solid experience running complex, strategic procurement projects or programmes, any sector background considered, IT or technology experience is a bonus, not a must
• Comfortable building and negotiating SOWs and commercial contracts
• Experience developing or running a supplier relationship management (SRM) approach
• Confidence leading RFI/RFP processes end to end
• Strong stakeholder management skills, especially across international teams
• Eligible for UK security clearance, British citizen or dual UK national with British citizenship

Hybrid working, two days a week on‑site in Stevenage. Plus a strong benefits package, bonus up to £2,500, overtime, pension contributions up to 14%, up to 15 days flexi leave.