Procurement Category Manager – IT Change
Posted 5 days ago by LHH
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Crawley, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Procurement Category Manager – IT Change role involves leading the implementation of a new procurement strategy within a financial services organization. The position requires a proactive individual with expertise in IT procurement and stakeholder management to enhance supplier relationships and drive value for money. The successful candidate will have a strong background in IT modernization and transformation, ensuring effective procurement practices across IT categories. Financial services experience is preferred but not mandatory.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of a new procurement strategy and target operating model.
- Manage stakeholder relationships to maximize supplier potential and streamline services.
- Identify procurement opportunities through analytical skills.
- Engage with external suppliers to nurture commercial relationships.
- Deliver effective procurements in collaboration with IT functions.
- Ensure value for money in line with the wider procurement strategy.
Key Skills:
- Experience in IT Procurement Category Management.
- Strong technical IT knowledge.
- Proven track record in delivering effective procurements.
- Analytical skills for identifying procurement opportunities.
- Stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in delivering change across IT categories.
- Financial services experience (desirable).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Crawley
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Procurement Category Manager – IT Change
Financial Services
Hybrid – West Sussex
6-12 month contract
c.£75,000
Our client, an established and socially conscious, financial services organisation are looking for an experienced and innovative procurement leader, to support the delivery of a new and innovative procurement strategy. In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the implementation of a new, organisation wide, procurement target operating model. We’re looking for a proactive individual who is passionate about delivering best in class procurement and contract management, achieving exceptional value for money. You will use your stakeholder management skills to work closely with existing suppliers to maximise potential, streamline services, and move towards creating a commercial and collaborative procurement function. You will use your analytical skills to identify opportunities and stakeholder management skills to engage with external suppliers and nurture effective and commercial business critical relationships. To be successful in this role, you will have previously worked in an IT Procurement Category Management role, and have extensive knowledge of IT modernisation and transformation. You must have strong technical IT knowledge and a proven track record delivering effective and commercial procurements, working closely with an IT function to streamline software and infrastructure assets, ensuring value for money, in line with the wider procurement strategy. It is essential you have worked in a similar procurement role, delivering change across IT Categories. Financial services experience is desirable but not essential.