Snr Procurement Manager - IT - £80K

1st Executive Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Manager to lead complex IT sourcing projects across Digital, Data, Cloud, and Software. This role involves developing relationships with IT leadership, driving value in procurement, and supporting innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills, a track record in IT procurement, and a relevant degree.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in IT Procurement & Category Management.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and financial models.
• Ability to influence and drive change in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop key stakeholder relationships with IT leadership.
• Drive commercial value across IT procurement projects.
• Support the organisation's digital investment journey.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Results-driven

Education

Degree

MCIPS qualified

Job description

Contact:

Contact email:

Job ref:

J691808_1747814465

Published:

1 day ago

Expiry date:

2025-06-20

Startdate:

ASAP

Role: Senior IT Procurement Manager

Salary: Up to £80K + Excellent Benefits

Location: London (2/3 days p/w on site)

Are you an IT Procurement Manager - with experience of delivering complex IT sourcing projects across Digital, Data, Cloud and Software? This is an exciting opportunity with a PE backed client who are investing extensively in Technology solutions to drive customer experience and future revenue generation opportunities.

Role:
Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the IT leadership community, including the CIO and CDO, positioning Procurement as a "value-add" business partner. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical IT & Technology Procurement projects - supporting the organisation's digital investment journey, with lots of exciting new product development and proof of concept projects, which embrace AI.

You will need to:

• Be commercially astute, financially literate and legally competent to negotiate contracts across the breadth of the IT Procurement portfolio
• Have strong influencing skills and leadership, with the gravitas to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the CIO, CDO and the executive management team
• Be results driven with a track record of achievement while adaptable in the face of adversity

Experience:

• IT Procurement & Category Management experience - ideally bring examples of supporting new product development initiatives
• Solid understanding of procurement processes and principles, commercial and legal constructs, and financial models.
• Skills to influence and drive effective change in an agile environment
• Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery
• Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Ideally Degree and MCIPS qualified.

***All applicants must demonstrate current and valid UK Right To Work***