Strategic IT & Analytics Procurement Lead

Connect With Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Connect With Limited is seeking a Procurement Category Lead for IT & Analytics in City of London, operating in a hybrid model with onsite and occasional consultancy office days. The role focuses on shaping the category roadmap, delivering savings, and driving value across IT sourcing initiatives.

The candidate will negotiate SaaS, data, hardware, and managed services deals, lead complex sourcing projects through contract signature, and collaborate with InfoSec and Legal to optimise the supplier

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of strategic procurement or category management, with 5+ years in IT.
• Experience negotiating SaaS, data, hardware or managed services deals.
• Strong contracting skills and knowledge of commercial law.
• Credibility with CIO/CTO-level stakeholders and technical teams.

Aufgaben

• Own the IT & Analytics category roadmap, delivering savings, efficiency and wider business value.
• Improve pricing, licensing and demand management.
• Lead high-value, complex sourcing projects from initial requirements to contract signature.
• Mark up and restructure contracts, supported by the commercial legal team.
• Optimise the IT supply base to reduce duplication and spend.
• Build supplier relationship management with key technology partners to improve performance and innovation.
• Manage IT third-party risk with InfoSec and Third Party Risk.
• Support regulatory and compliance reporting for the COO.

Kenntnisse

Procurement strategy

Category management

SaaS deals

Data licensing

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Tools

Airtable

iOS

Jobbeschreibung

Connect With Limited is seeking a Procurement Category Lead for IT & Analytics in City of London, operating in a hybrid model with onsite and occasional consultancy office days. The role focuses on shaping the category roadmap, delivering savings, and driving value across IT sourcing initiatives.

The candidate will negotiate SaaS, data, hardware, and managed services deals, lead complex sourcing projects through contract signature, and collaborate with InfoSec and Legal to optimise the supplier