Overview
In this role you will lead procurement and supplier management for a technology spend portfolio within a major UK insurer undergoing transformation. You’ll shape supplier strategy, drive commercial value, and help mature a best-in-class procurement capability as part of a growing Technology Procurement function. You work closely with stakeholders to optimize contracts, SLAs, and performance while enabling a scalable operating model. This is a chance to influence large-scale integration and supplier consolidation at pace.
Pay / Benefits
- Salary up to 67,000
- Hybrid working – 1-2 days in office
- Competitive pension
- Private health and wellbeing benefits
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Employee discounts, savings schemes and technology offers
Responsibilities
- Own procurement and supplier management across Software, SaaS, Cloud, Cyber Security and Technology Professional Services
- Drive supplier consolidation and commercial optimisation within a large integration programme
- Lead complex technology negotiations to secure better commercial outcomes
- Manage key supplier relationships and enforce contractual commitments and SLAs
- Deliver and continuously improve a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework
- Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to influence decisions and drive outcomes
- Support sourcing and procurement activity for new services or capabilities
- Define and mature procurement processes, governance, and ways of working
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and mitigate supplier risk
- Improve supplier performance through governance and performance management
Key requirements
- Proven experience in Technology Procurement, IT Category Management or Supplier Management
- Strong commercial and negotiation capability across software, SaaS, cloud, cyber and technology services
- Experience managing strategic suppliers and driving performance against SLAs, KPIs and contracts
- Confident in challenging suppliers and stakeholders to achieve outcomes
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills in a complex organisation
- Experience operating in a regulated environment (Financial Services, Insurance or similar)
- Proactive, self-starting approach to build and improve ways of working
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
- Stakeholder management
- Influencing and negotiation
- Proactive and self-starting attitude
- Technology Procurement
- IT Category Management
- Supplier Management
IT Procurement & Supplier Performance Manager in Hampshire employer: Procurement Heads
Join a forward-thinking global industrial technology and machinery business that values innovation and transformation. With a dynamic work culture that encourages problem-solving and strategic thinking, you'll have the chance to shape global sourcing strategies and build impactful supplier partnerships. Located in Berkshire, UK, this role offers significant travel opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a matched pension scheme, making it an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful career growth.
