We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused IT Procurement Manager to lead the procurement of IT products, services and technology solutions across the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic procurement professional who understands the evolving technology landscape and can deliver value through effective supplier management, cost optimisation and robust commercial negotiations. You will be responsible for developing and implementing IT procurement strategies, managing key supplier relationships, and ensuring that technology investments align with business objectives.
Working closely with IT, Finance, Legal, Information Security and other stakeholders, you will ensure that procurement activities deliver value for money, mitigate commercial and operational risks, and support the organisation's wider strategic goals.
Key Responsibilities
- IT Procurement Strategy: Develop and implement procurement strategies for IT hardware, software, cloud services, telecommunications, IT infrastructure and outsourced technology services.
- Strategic Sourcing: Lead end-to-end procurement activities, including requirements gathering, tender management, RFP/RFQ processes, supplier evaluation, contract negotiations and supplier selection.
- Commercial Negotiations: Negotiate pricing, contractual terms, service levels, licensing arrangements and renewal agreements to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic technology suppliers, monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Cost Optimisation: Identify cost-saving opportunities, consolidate spend, optimise software licensing and manage technology renewals to deliver measurable savings and value for money.
- Contract Management: Oversee IT contracts throughout their lifecycle, ensuring appropriate terms, commercial protections, service levels and renewal controls are in place.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with IT leadership, Finance, Legal, Information Security and business teams to understand requirements and ensure procurement decisions support business needs.
- Risk and Compliance: Ensure procurement activities comply with internal policies, relevant regulations, data protection requirements and information security standards.
- Market Intelligence: Monitor technology market developments, supplier trends, pricing movements and emerging procurement opportunities.
- Reporting and Governance: Maintain accurate procurement records, manage supplier and contract registers, and report on spend, savings, supplier performance and procurement risks.
About You
You are a confident and commercially astute procurement professional with a strong understanding of IT categories and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. You combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and are comfortable managing complex procurement projects in a fast-moving technology environment.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in IT procurement, technology sourcing or strategic procurement.
- Demonstrable experience negotiating complex IT contracts and managing strategic supplier relationships.
- Strong knowledge of IT procurement categories, including software licensing, SaaS, cloud services, hardware, infrastructure and managed services.
- Experience managing end-to-end sourcing processes, tenders and supplier evaluations.
- A track record of delivering cost savings, commercial efficiencies and measurable procurement improvements.
- Strong contract management, financial analysis and supplier performance management skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities.
- The ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and deliver results within agreed timescales.
- Good understanding of procurement governance, commercial risk and supplier due diligence.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
- A recognised procurement qualification, such as CIPS, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience using procurement, contract lifecycle management or spend analytics systems.
- Familiarity with IT asset management, software licence compliance and technology lifecycle planning.
- Experience managing cloud, cybersecurity, digital transformation or outsourced IT procurement.
- Knowledge of relevant data protection, information security and supplier risk management requirements.