Lead Procurement IT

Location:

London, GB

Deliver value add sourcing services across the full sourcing lifecycle for IT related spend (HW, SW, IT Services, ITO/BPO). The Lead IT Buyer acts as a senior sourcing leader capable of managing complex IT categories, leading strategic BCV and AVC work streams, engaging senior IT stakeholders (CIO, IT directors), and providing guidance to junior sourcers.

• Lead sourcing initiatives across all phases: market analysis, RFP management, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and drafting of contractual documents.
• Manage regional and global initiatives concurrently, ensuring consistent, structured delivery.

• Act as deep subject matter expert for IT (HW, SW, application development, testing, maintenance, infrastructure, cloud, ITO, BPO).
• Maintain global market awareness across major IT suppliers and service models.
• Bring proven experience working with Tier1 IT suppliers in Switzerland, UK, and global regions.

• Drive or support BCV (Business Case Validation) work: contract analysis, supplier assessment, spend insights, pipeline creation.
• Lead or co-lead AVC (Accelerated Value Capture) initiatives by engaging stakeholders early to validate IT opportunities.
• Translate BCV insights into executable sourcing strategies.

• Act as a senior interface to client IT leadership (CIO / IT Management).
• Confidently lead discussions, influence decision makers, and align priorities.
• Represent Chain IQ as the primary expert in client engagements involving IT categories.
• Project Lead a small team of sourcers where required.
• Coach, upskill, and support junior and tactical sourcers.
• Ensure adherence to standard sourcing processes, tools, and templates.

• Work jointly with legal, finance, compliance, and technical SMEs for complex deals.
• Partner with global teams for alignment on strategy and execution.

• Maintain documentation quality and sourcing audit trails.
• Support digital sourcing tools (e.g., Archlet, Knowledge Hub).
• Contribute to category knowledge bases and internal best practice sharing.

• Deep knowledge in IT Services, Software, Hardware, ITO, BPO.
• Strong understanding of commercial models, rate cards, service towers, SLAs, and benchmarking practices.

• Advanced negotiation capability (commercial & contractual).
• Extensive experience managing complex RFPs, multi provider sourcing, and global supplier portfolios.

• Excellent communication with senior IT stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge and influence the business.

• Ability to take full ownership of sourcing work streams (including BCV/AVC).
• Capable of coordinating across functions and geographies.

• High client orientation.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to navigate matrix environments.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously.