Procurement Manager - IT & SaaS Services (Hybrid)

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Procurement Manager in Central London for a hybrid role, spending about 50% time in the office. The ideal candidate will lead IT and SaaS procurement, manage vendor relationships, and drive strategic improvements across supplier engagements.

You will use strong leadership and stakeholder management to shape procurement strategy, contract negotiations, and SLA compliance, ensuring effective delivery of products and services.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Category management across categories with IT & Technology procurement and SaaS vendors.
• Excellent understanding of procurement processes and contractual elements such as SLAs.
• Strong vendor life cycle knowledge: sourcing, procurement, vendor management.
• Proven contract management and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional leadership and ability to present and guide procurement vision.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive improvements and lead initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities and manage relationships with IT/SaaS vendors.
• Develop and present the procurement vision and goals to stakeholders.
• Oversee vendor life cycle from sourcing to performance delivery.

Skills

Category management

IT procurement

Vendor management

SLA knowledge

Contract negotiations

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Communication

Job description

Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Procurement Manager in Central London for a hybrid role, spending about 50% time in the office. The ideal candidate will lead IT and SaaS procurement, manage vendor relationships, and drive strategic improvements across supplier engagements.

You will use strong leadership and stakeholder management to shape procurement strategy, contract negotiations, and SLA compliance, ensuring effective delivery of products and services.