Senior IT Procurement Lead - SaaS & Cloud (Insurance)

Lorien; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien is recruiting an IT Procurement Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a six-month contract. The role is inside IR35 and hybrid, with up to 2-3 days per month in Ipswich or London.

You will lead sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, work with Legal on IT contracts, and navigate software licensing models across cloud services (AWS/Azure). The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT procurement and a background in financial services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT procurement or sourcing experience.
• Experience running sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
• Strong software, SaaS, cloud and IT services procurement knowledge.
• Experience with Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua or similar platforms.

Skills

IT procurement

SaaS procurement

Negotiation

Supplier management

Financial services/insurance domain

RFx management

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

Ariba

Coupa

Ivalua

ServiceNow

Microsoft licensing

Job description

Lorien is recruiting an IT Procurement Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a six-month contract. The role is inside IR35 and hybrid, with up to 2-3 days per month in Ipswich or London.

You will lead sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, work with Legal on IT contracts, and navigate software licensing models across cloud services (AWS/Azure). The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT procurement and a background in financial services.