SRM & Strategic Sourcing Lead – Outsourced IT Services - Award Winning Procurement Function

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK organization is seeking a Procurement & Supplier Relationship Lead to manage strategic supplier relationships within their technology procurement team. The role involves overseeing high-value contracts and ensuring the delivery of tech services in a complex outsourced environment. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a highly renowned procurement function and play a vital role in maximizing contract value.

Qualifications

• End-to-end category ownership experience is essential.
• Proven ability managing high-value outsourced providers.
• Strong experience in tech services, especially infrastructure and cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial relationship with key outsourced IT service providers.
• Manage contract performance and governance of services.
• Support transition to integrated SRM model.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Supplier relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic sourcing

Tech Services procurement

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Bramwith Consulting

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london (city of london), United Kingdom

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16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

SRM & Strategic Sourcing Lead – Outsourced Technology Services - Award Winning Procurement Function

Location: London or Manchester

A major UK organisaiton is seeking a commercially focused Procurement & Supplier Relationship Lead to step into a pivotal role within their Technology Procurement team.

You’ll be joining a mature procurement and supplier management function at a time of strategic focus on maximising value from existing high-value contracts, in addition to new sourcing activity. The role sits within a £100m+ technology spend landscape, focusing on services, infrastructure, and major outsourcing partnerships (notably a complex, long-term relationship with a Tier 1 supplier).

The Role

You’ll take ownership of commercial management and strategic supplier relationships across a critical set of tech services categories. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the commercial relationship with one of the business’s most important outsourced IT service providers
• Managing contract performance, value delivery, and governance across legacy systems and service infrastructure
• Partnering with senior internal stakeholders in IT, procurement, and operations
• Supporting the transition to an integrated commercial and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) model
• Acting as the escalation point for service performance issues and commercial negotiation
• Collaborating with Legal on ongoing contract management and compliance

This is a highly visible role reporting into the Head of Technology Procurement. You’ll also work closely with wider category leads across tech & indirect procurement

Required Skills:

• Strong commercial acumen with end-to-end category ownership experience
• Deep expertise in Tech Services procurement, particularly infrastructure, cloud, SaaS, data, and/or legacy systems
• Proven ability to manage high-value, complex outsourced service providers
• Strong supplier relationship and performance management capability
• Strategic sourcing experience with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at senior levels
• Experience in fast-paced, or low-margin sectors highly desirable

This is an excellent opportunity join a highly renowned organisation and procurement function in a business critical role.

Fore more details please send an up to date copy of your resume through to [emailprotected]

Keywords: IT Procurement, Technology, Digital, Commercial, West Midlands, SRM, Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Transformation, Outsourced Services, IT Procurement, SRM