Full job descriptionIT Procurement Category Manager - Insurance
We are currently recruiting for a IT Procurement Category Manager with strong SaaS experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract
Inside IR35
Hybrid- Ipswich/London a max of 2/3 time a month
The Requirements
*10+ years of strong IT Procurement, Technology Procurement or IT Sourcing experience.
*Strong experience running sourcing events and supplier negotiations.
*Strong Financial Service / Insurance industry background
*Experience reviewing and negotiating IT contracts alongside Legal teams.
*Strong understanding of software, SaaS, cloud, telecoms and IT services procurement.
*Understanding of common enterprise software licensing models, including subscription, user-based, consumption-based and perpetual licensing structures.
*Experience working within a corporate procurement environment with defined governance and approval processes.
*Experience using procurement and contract management platforms such as Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, ServiceNow or similar solutions.
*Software and SaaS procurement experience.
*Microsoft licensing experience.
*Cloud services experience across AWS, Azure, GCP or similar platforms.
*IT professional services sourcing experience.
*Telecoms and network services sourcing experience.
*Contract negotiation and RFx management experience.
*CIPS qualification, or working towards it.
If this role is of interest and would like to know more please apply now!
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.