Senior IT Procurement Manager

Tria Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the UK financial industry is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Manager for a pivotal role that shapes a new procurement function. The successful candidate will oversee all IT procurement activities, collaborating with stakeholders and suppliers to ensure value and quality in sourcing, while also promoting best practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT procurement activities and supplier management.
• Expertise in software licensing models including SaaS and cloud agreements.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT procurement activity and ensure governance.
• Manage full sourcing and supplier life cycle for IT contracts.
• Embed procurement best practices across the organization.

Skills

Advanced IT and Digital Procurement S2P experience

Understanding of software licensing models

Commercial IT and Digital contract negotiation

Information security and GDPR compliance knowledge

Managing key suppliers and mitigating risks

Ensuring contracted SLAs and KPIs are met

Knowledge of 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.

This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and support a newly centralised procurement function. You'll 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 life cycle for IT contracts, ensuring value, quality, and alignment with organisational values, and helping to embed best practices across the organisation, standardise procurement processes.

We are looking for:

• 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

This is a great chance to join a progressive, well-regarded business with an excellent reputation as a place to work. If it sounds of interest, please apply.