Principal Consultant - Technology Procurement

Proxima; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Proxima is seeking a Principal Consultant to join its IT and Technology practice. You will be client-facing, delivering high-impact procurement initiatives, including sourcing and supplier management, and contributing to solution design.

You will act as a practitioner-consultant, taking ownership early and delivering measurable change. The role offers a hybrid work model with travel to client sites internationally, opportunities to lead global teams, and rapid development within a growing global

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in global IT procurement highlighting indirect procurement.
• Deep expertise in Enterprise Software, IT Services, and Cloud Hosting.
• Experience with spend profiles over USD 50M annually.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support global client engagements in IT procurement.
• Build strategy development and execution, lead on category management and sourcing activities.
• Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.
• Build structured fact bases that turn data into clear insights.
• Use Excel and data analysis techniques to identify value, risk, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Support benefits tracking and progress against delivery milestones.
• Ensure analyses are accurate, structured, and decision-oriented.
• Work with client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
• Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and clients.
• Support workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.
• Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
• Work closely with our global team, with the flexibility to spend time in other regions as required.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to support client delivery and team collaboration across our global technology team.

Skills

Global IT procurement

Indirect procurement

Enterprise Software

IT Services

Cloud Hosting

Spend >50M

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Delivery-focused

Job description

The opportunity

As a Principal Consultant in our IT and Technology practice at Proxima, you will be part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives within IT Procurement. You will support the development of insights, contribute to solution design, and play an active role in delivering outcomes- not just recommendations.

This is not a passive learning role. At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants. You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.

What you’ll do

Support delivery across client engagements

• Experience leading and managing global teams.
• Build strategy development and execution, lead on category management and sourcing activities.
• Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.
• Build structured fact bases that turn data into clear insights.

Analyse data to inform decisions

• Use Excel and data analysis techniques to identify value, risk, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Support benefits tracking and progress against delivery milestones.
• Ensure analyses are accurate, structured, and decision-oriented.

Engage and collaborate with stakeholders

• Work with client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
• Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and clients.
• Support workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.

Work in a global, flexible model

• Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
• Work closely with our global team, with the flexibility to spend time in other regions as required.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to support client delivery and team collaboration across our global technology team.

What you bring

Experience and skills

• 8+ years of experience in global IT procurement category knowledge
• Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, ideally gained in a consultancy environment or working alongside consultants (relevant industry experience will be considered).
• Deep subject matter expertise in Enterprise Software, IT Services, and/or Cloud Hosting.
• Experience with spend profiles over $50M annual.

Consulting mindset

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive, ownership-oriented approach to your work.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Flexibility and growth orientation

• Willingness to travel as required.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn and develop.
• Motivation to build a long-term consulting career in a growing global firm.