Role: IT Procurement Lead Salary: Up to £95K + Excellent BenefitsLocation: Birmingham (hybrid)

Are you an IT Procurement Manager - with experience of category management, as well as delivery of complex IT sourcing projects across Cloud, DevOps, Cyber, Software and Testing? This role offers a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the development of a Greenfield Procurement function, alongside a newly appointed Head of Procurement, for a PE backed Technology organisation.

Role:

As IT Procurement Lead - Key to your success in this role will be the ability to develop key stakeholder relationships with the IT community, positioning Procurement as a "value-add" business partner. Ultimately, you will be tasked with driving commercial value across a broad range of business critical IT & Technology Procurement projects - supporting the organisation's digital journey.

You will need to:* Be commercially astute, financially literate and legally competent to negotiate contracts* Have strong influencing skills and leadership, with the gravitas to negotiate credibly with suppliers and engage with the CIO and the executive management team* Be results driven with a track record of achievement while adaptable in the face of adversity* Familiar with operating in a regulatory environment

Experience:* Deep IT Procurement & Category Management experience* Solid understanding of procurement processes and principles, commercial and legal constructs, and financial models.* Skills to influence and drive effective change in a fast paced environment* Self-motivation, tenacity, and a focus on delivery* Gravitas, the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels* Ideally Degree / CIPS qualified.

***due to client requirements candidate must hold full right to work in the UK on a fulltime permanent basis ***