Alter Domus
Information Technology Procurement Manager
London
Posted about 12 hours ago
How your CV stacks up
1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Title
Reporting to the Head of Technology Procurement, you will own Technology procurement for Alter Domus, managing a significant portion of our €90M annual spend across Software and SaaS, Cloud and Infrastructure, IT and Managed Services, Telecoms, Hardware and Data/Market Data. You will set and execute category sourcing strategies, drive commercial value, and strengthen vendor relationships across Alter Domus. Working closely with the wider Procurement team, Technology leadership and stakeholders across the business, you will improve margin, optimise cost structures and elevate procurement maturity across Technology procurement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Commercial Delivery
- Lead end to end sourcing activity including spend and market analysis, RFP preparation, bid assessment, supplier negotiation and contract support, including complex, multi-year technology tenders.
- Apply commercial acumen and negotiation skills to secure best total value and optimal total cost of ownership across licensing, subscription, consumption and managed service models.
- Be comfortable and efficient in applying leverage in commercial negotiations with global software, cloud and IT services vendors.
- Harness your expert knowledge of the technology supply market and the commercial models that exist – perpetual, subscription, consumption-based, outcome-based and blended resourcing – to ensure that Alter Domus has optimised commercial and vendor relationships.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and the ability to make decisions with less than 100% data.
- Implement a robust set of KPIs and measurement practices to ensure best-in-class supplier agreements, interacting with strategic technology suppliers and partners to ensure any issues are identified and tackled fast, while building proactive and positive supplier relationships to enhance their performance for the firm.
- Ability to build categories and long-term strategic plans whilst also being able to deliver operationally. The role is a combination of strategic and operational.
- Lead all elements of spend management for your categories, including strategic understanding of the technology supply market place, pricing and term negotiations, renewal and true-up management, preparation and analysis of bid proposals/packages, supplier selection, negotiation and communication with users across Alter Domus and the functions.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with key senior stakeholders across Technology, Risk, People, Finance, Legal and other global functions to understand requirements, influence and challenge demand, and deliver robust, transparent procurement processes.
- Partner across all global functions to develop and implement optimal strategic sourcing strategies, as well as with the wider business to drive margin improvements while increasing the sophistication of our sourcing and procurement practices.
- Build trusted, collaborative relationships across the organisation, acting as a knowledgeable and solutions-oriented business partner to Technology leadership in particular.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Operational & Process Excellence
- Contribute to the Procurement Transformation through adoption of new processes, tools, analytics and ways of working.
- Be comfortable with ambiguity whilst the Procurement Transformation is being implemented (Orchestration, CM, Spend Analytics and Market Intelligence).
- Maintain a strong understanding of the technology supply market and commercial models to support informed decision-making, and deliver a compliant procurement process with accurate savings tracking and financial forecasting.
- Support the development of procurement documentation, playbooks and best practices, and ensure effective contract management, supplier performance management and service level governance across the technology vendor base.
Additional Responsibilities
- Promote and build Alter Domus' brand and culture both internally and externally, acting as an ambassador and role model to employees, clients, and customers and other external stakeholders.
- Support the development and engagement of employees at all levels, actively promoting the Employer Value Proposition within all regional teams and role modelling the Alter Domus values to our people, clients and customers.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and development, encouraging employees to enhance their skills and knowledge.
- Drive a culture of compliance and risk control to mitigate financial, operational and reputational risks.
- Promote ethical business practices, enhancing the company's reputation and social impact and ensuring Alter Domus maintains the highest Environmental, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) standards.
PROFILE
- 5-10 years’ experience in procurement roles, ideally within a financial services or professional services environment. However, attitude and ability to showcase delivery excellence is more important than industry knowledge.
- Strong knowledge of Technology – software and SaaS, cloud and infrastructure, IT and managed services, telecoms and data – with a solid grasp of technology licensing and commercial models.
- Solid understanding of Category Management and strategic procurement methodologies. More importantly, applying this knowledge in a fit for purpose manner.
- Strong analytical, commercial and negotiation capabilities, including experience negotiating IT and services contracts alongside Legal and Risk.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Excellent written and oral skills in English, with the ability to communicate credibly with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Results and action oriented, with a demonstrated ability to implement and drive projects, processes and improvement in a multinational environment.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
LEADERSHIP & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, communicate clearly and build trust quickly.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making informed decisions without full information.
- Commitment to ethical practice and high‑quality outcomes.
- High levels of energy, curiosity and ownership.
- You will demonstrate superior business insight and commercial acumen combined with strong technical expertise, analytical problem-solving skills.
- You will have an intellectual curiosity and a global mind-set, allowing you to partner effectively across teams and beyond with agility and flexibility. You will challenge the current status quo to improve things.
- You will have high energy and passion to drive the business and positively influence others, you will avoid complacency and strive for the business to succeed, acting quickly to tackle any issues.
- You will be adept at managing competing demands on your time, actively prioritising and remaining calm under pressure while navigating complexity and challenges with confidence and resilience.
- You will possess strong interpersonal skills – influencing and building trust quickly, navigating complexity and ambiguity with confidence and negotiating with tenacity and focus. You will be decisive and persuasive to achieve the results.
- You will be able to manage diverse stakeholders ranging from board members to finance professionals in the team.
- You will demonstrate personal resilience in the context of an international company in high-growth mode.
- You will demonstrate a strong commitment to high integrity and ethics.
- Demonstrate the AD Values:
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Group Procurement Director
- Head of Technology Procurement
- Technology leadership and senior leaders across all LOB’s and Functional areas across the business
- Finance, Legal, Risk, and other Central Functions
- Strategic technology suppliers and delivery partners
Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Technology Procurement
Category Management
Vendor Relationship Management
Contract Negotiation
Sourcing Strategy
Spend Analysis
RFP Preparation
Stakeholder Management
TCO Analysis
SaaS Licensing
Cloud Infrastructure
IT Managed Services
Financial Forecasting
KPI Implementation
Risk Management
Commercial Acumen
Location