Procurement Category Lead - IT (Fully hybrid - Financial Services - £105k)

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services company is looking for a Category Lead in IT to oversee the IT category, manage complex projects, and engage with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have extensive IT category management experience and be able to navigate banking regulations. This role offers a salary between £90,000 to £105,000 with various benefits including a bonus and healthcare.

Benefits

Amazing Pension

28 days holiday + BH

Healthcare

Fully flexible working

Qualifications

• Extensive IT Category Management experience.
• Experience in managing CTO/CIO level stakeholders.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create IT strategy through to delivery and performance.
• Develop group-wide category plans.
• Engage and manage senior stakeholders.
• Monitor supplier risk and performance.

Skills

IT Category Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Mindset

Communications Skills

Supplier Management

Education

MCIPS qualification

Job description

Job Description

Category Lead - IT | £90,000 to £105,000 | bonus | Amazing Pension | 28 days holiday + BH | Healthcare | + many more benefits | Central London or Surrey - fully flexible working | A leading global financial services business

This is an amazing opportunity to join a global financial services company, reporting into the new Global Procurement Director to take ownership of the IT category, supporting on large complex and strategic projects, whilst still looking for the best commercial value.

For this role, thy are really looking for people with current, recent or previously extensive Financial or Professional Services industry experience, in order to hit the ground running with the banking regulations.

This role requires a candidate with extensive IT Category Management, who regularly manage CTO/CIO level stakeholders and have proven experience of doing this.

Role and responsibilities:

• Create IT strategy through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
• Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
• Support the development of global category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
• Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
• Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
• Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
• On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency

Experience and requirements:

• Deep technical category experience within Technology, covering a wide range of sub-categories
• Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
• Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
• A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
• Will have a track record of IT category management, effecting change and continuous improvement through implementation of innovative category strategies
• Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
• Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
• MCIPS qualified, nice to have but not essential