IT & Software

Senior Consultant – IT Sourcing & Category Lead

Bearing Point

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Procurement Consultant role, you will lead IT procurement initiatives for multiple clients, shaping category management and cost optimization strategies. You’ll act as a trusted advisor, translating market insights into actionable procurement plans and guiding cross‑functional teams. You will engage stakeholders and suppliers to drive value, leveraging procurement systems to manage sourcing events and supplier performance. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, client‑facing environment and wants to influence IT spend decisions at scale.

Pay / Benefits
  • private health and dental insurance
  • pension contributions
  • annual bonuses
  • gym membership support
  • professional subscriptions
  • paid maternity and paternity leave
Responsibilities
  • Lead IT procurement projects, focusing on category management, cost optimization, and client advisory support
  • Provide SME-level insights on IT procurement areas like hardware, software, application management, and telco
  • Lead client, stakeholder, and supplier engagements to achieve outcomes
  • Offer procurement best-practices and market trend insights
  • Utilize procurement systems to manage sourcing events, reporting, and supplier performance
Key requirements
  • 3+ years in a procurement consulting environment delivering client engagements
  • Proven track record in end‑to‑end procurement initiatives within a consulting context
  • Broad and deep experience advising on IT spend categories (software licensing, hardware/infrastructure, cloud, telecom, IT professional services, cybersecurity)
  • Strong client-facing skills with ability to interact with senior leadership
  • Hands-on experience with procurement systems and category management frameworks
  • strong communication and relationship-building
  • ability to act as trusted advisor
  • stakeholder management
  • procurement systems
  • category management frameworks
  • IT spend category knowledge (software licensing, hardware, cloud, telecom, cybersecurity)

Reference: WJ-747_30867652

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