Senior IT Procurement Manager

Tria; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial organisation is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Manager to lead and shape a newly centralised procurement function. This hybrid role based in Milton Keynes involves managing the full sourcing and supplier lifecycle for IT contracts while ensuring alignment with organisational values. Candidates should have advanced procurement experience and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape and support a newly centralised procurement function.
• Lead IT procurement activity and ensure strong governance.
• Embed best practices across the organisation and standardise procurement processes.

Skills

Advanced IT and Digital Procurement S2P experience

Understanding of software licensing models

Experienced with commercial IT contract negotiation

Familiar with information security and regulatory compliance

Proven experience managing key suppliers

Experienced in ensuring contracted SLAs and KPIs are met

Knowledge of the Microsoft tech stack

Strong communication abilities

Job description

Senior IT Procurement Manager

60,000 - 70,000 + Benefits

Milton Keynes/Hybrid - 2 days a week on site

We are representing a UK based organisation who are looking for a Senior IT Procurement Manager. Operating in the financial industry, this company are market leaders in what they do with an excellent reputation as a place of work.

Responsibilities

• Shape and support a newly centralised procurement function.
• Lead IT procurement activity, working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure strong governance, drive commercial value, and deliver the IT procurement strategy, managing the full sourcing and supplier lifecycle for IT contracts, ensuring value, quality, and alignment with organisational values, and helping to embed best practices across the organisation, standardise procurement processes.
• Embed best practices across the organisation and standardise procurement processes.

Qualifications

• Advanced IT and Digital Procurement S2P experience.
• Understanding of software licensing models, including SaaS, perpetual, subscription, and cloud-based agreements
• Experienced with commercial IT and Digital contract negotiation.
• Familiar with information security, GDPR, and regulatory compliance as it applies to third party IT services
• Proven experience identifying and managing key suppliers mitigating risks, understand market trends and monitor supplier performance
• Experienced in ensuring contracted SLAs and KPIs are met
• Knowledge of the Microsoft tech stack, including Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication abilities to engage stakeholders and suppliers at all levels