Role Overview
Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.
Our people are our success, and we work as one team.
We are recruiting Procurement Category Manager for Technology & IT categories. The team currently comprises of a Director of Strategic Sourcing, Head of Procurement, three Procurement Category Managers, a data analyst and a Head of Commercial Contracts, three Contracts Lawyers and a dedicated administrative coordinator. All permanent roles.
Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.
Candidate Overview
We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:
1. Develop and execute category strategies for Technology/IT and InfoSec
2. Lead high-value, high-risk procurement activities (tenders, negotiations, renewals)
3. Collaborate with the IT Leadership Team to align procurement with business goals
4. Embed ESG and supplier diversity into sourcing decisions
5. Provide market intelligence and insights
6. Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities through spend analysis
7. Support contract and supplier relationship management (SRM)
8. Contribute to procurement best practices and capability building
9. 5+ years’ experience in procurement (ideally MCIPS qualified)
10. 2–3 years’ experience in Technology/IT and InfoSec procurement
11. Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills
12. Proven ability to build relationships across diverse teams
13. Experience with SRM frameworks and contract management
14. Excellent communication, influencing, and project management skills