Beaumont Select Ltd
Procurement Category Lead - IT
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Category Lead – IT/Technology
We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Category Lead – IT/Technology to take ownership of a broad and strategically important range of Indirect spend portfolio.
We're working with a Financial Services group who are currently undergoing a procurement transformation, to build a more strategic function across the group.
This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded IT procurement professional who enjoys operating at both strategic and operational levels, developing category strategies, leading complex sourcing activity and delivering measurable value across a technology estate.
You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies across software, hardware, cloud and IT services, ensuring technology investment is cost-effective, scalable, secure and aligned with wider business and digital transformation objectives.
You’ll lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across IT and Technology categories, managing significant spend and working closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across IT and Technology categories.
- Developing and implementing effective IT category and sourcing strategies.
- Managing procurement across SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and enterprise applications, with a focus on licence optimisation and value.
- Leading sourcing activity for IT hardware, devices, networks and infrastructure.
- Managing procurement of managed services, consultancy and IT support services.
- Negotiating complex commercial agreements, contracts and SLAs with key technology suppliers.
- Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation, supplier consolidation and improved commercial value.
- Supporting the adoption of procurement technology and automation to improve efficiency, visibility and governance.
- Ensuring procurement activity aligns with data security, regulatory and cyber-risk requirements.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Legal, Risk and the wider business.
- Driving continuous improvement and bringing innovation into the IT procurement function.
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We’re looking for an experienced IT/Technology procurement professional with a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of delivering value.
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You’ll ideally bring:
- Strong procurement experience across IT or Technology categories.
- A good understanding of software, cloud, hardware and IT services markets.
- Proven experience delivering cost savings, cost optimisation and wider value creation.
- Experience using procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa or Oracle.
- Strong negotiation, commercial and contract management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A data-driven approach with a genuine focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Experience working within a complex or regulated environment would be advantageous.
- A professional procurement qualification such as CIPS, CPSM or equivalent is preferred.
- A degree in Business, IT, Supply Chain or a related discipline would be advantageous.
HYBRID MANCHESTER OR PETERBOROUGH BASE - THREE DAYS ON SITE
£70 to £80k as a base Plus Bonus, Pension and Benefits
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