Technology Procurement Specialist

Edbury Daley; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

This client-facing IT procurement role sits within a leading global consultancy. You will combine deep IT category expertise with consulting and transformation delivery, working with major organisations on complex commercial and supplier initiatives.

You will lead workstreams, engage senior stakeholders, and deliver measurable outcomes across global engagements. The flexible model includes client-site, office and home-based working, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in IT procurement, sourcing or category management.
• Extensive experience across global IT procurement categories.
• Subject-matter expertise in Enterprise Software, IT Services or Cloud & Hosting.
• Experience managing technology spend portfolios, often over $50m annually.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• Consulting exposure or close work with consulting organisations is advantageous.
• Able to lead teams across geographies and deliver client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams across global client engagements in IT procurement.
• Develop and execute IT procurement strategies.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives from opportunity to implementation.
• Conduct supplier market analysis and commercial assessments.
• Translate data into actionable insights for clients.
• Drive value, supplier performance and milestone delivery.
• Engage senior stakeholders and facilitate workshops.
• Support growth of the consulting practice.

Skills

IT procurement

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Workshops facilitation

Consulting experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are partnering with a leading global consultancy to recruit into its growing IT & Technology Procurement practice.

This is a client-facing opportunity for an experienced IT procurement professional who wants to combine deep category expertise with consulting and transformation delivery. You will work with major organisations on complex commercial, sourcing and supplier initiatives, helping clients identify opportunities and then taking an active role in delivering measurable outcomes.

This is very much a hands-on consulting role. You will be expected to take ownership, lead workstreams and teams, engage senior stakeholders and apply your procurement expertise to solve complex commercial challenges.

The Role

You will work across a range of client engagements focused on IT procurement, category strategy, strategic sourcing and supplier management.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and managing teams across global client engagements.
• Developing and executing IT procurement and category strategies.
• Leading complex sourcing and commercial initiatives from opportunity identification through to implementation.
• Conducting supplier research, market analysis and commercial assessments.
• Building robust fact bases and translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Identifying opportunities to improve value, supplier performance and commercial outcomes.
• Tracking benefits and ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed milestones and objectives.
• Working closely with client stakeholders to understand requirements, challenge thinking and align priorities.
• Leading and contributing to workshops, working sessions and senior stakeholder discussions.
• Communicating recommendations and commercial insights clearly to both client and internal teams.
• Supporting the development of high-performing teams and contributing to the continued growth of the wider consulting practice.

About You

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional with significant expertise across global IT and technology categories.

You will ideally bring:

• 8+ years' experience within IT procurement, strategic sourcing or category management.
• Strong experience operating across global IT procurement categories.
• Deep subject-matter expertise in Enterprise Software, IT Services and/or Cloud & Hosting.
• Experience managing or influencing significant technology spend portfolios, ideally in excess of $50m annually.
• Strong indirect procurement knowledge and experience delivering complex sourcing and category initiatives.
• Previous consulting experience, or experience working closely with consulting organisations, would be highly advantageous, although strong relevant industry experience will also be considered.
• Experience leading teams and managing delivery across multiple geographies.
• Strong commercial analysis and Excel capabilities, with the ability to turn data into meaningful business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• The confidence to operate effectively in complex, fast-moving client environments.

The Opportunity

This role would suit someone who enjoys combining IT procurement expertise with hands-on consulting and client delivery.

You will join a growing international consulting environment where you can take meaningful responsibility, work on complex global engagements and continue developing your career while delivering tangible commercial results for clients.

The organisation operates a flexible working model, with a combination of client-site, office and home-based working. Travel will be required depending on client and project needs.

If you are an experienced IT procurement professional with deep technology category expertise and are looking for a role offering greater exposure to complex consulting engagements, transformation programmes and global clients, we would be keen to hear from you.