All Locations
Hemel Hempstead, Leeds
Vacancy ID:
4731
Position
Finance
Advertising Salary
£51,000 per annum
Careers Site Advertising End Date
31 Mar 2026
Vacancy Type
Permanent

About The Role

Are you looking for the next exciting opportunity in your IT procurement career?
 
Are you looking for an opportunity where you can really make a difference?
 

Role summary:

We are looking for a new IT Procurement Manager to join the procurement function at NHS Professionals reporting into the Head of Procurement.
 
Skills/Responsibilities:
  • Manage the end-to-end procurement of IT goods and services, focusing on licensing agreements, IT infrastructure, and technology-related services.
  • Lead the planning and execution of IT sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and value maximization.
  • Negotiate and manage contracts for IT vendors, ensuring optimal licensing terms, renewal management, and compliance with legal standards.
  • Oversee and control contingent labour and professional services spend within the IT category, ensuring adherence to approved budgets.
  • Collaborate with IT departments and key stakeholders to ensure a clear understanding of future business needs and technology trends.
  • Develop and implement IT procurement policies and procedures, ensuring consistent best practices across the organization.
  • Maintain up-to-date records of IT procurement activities, including contracts, spend tracking, supplier performance, and licensing compliance.
  • Identify opportunities to improve value through vendor consolidation, cost reductions, or enhanced service levels.
  • Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes, utilizing insights from benchmarking and industry standards.
Accountabilities
  • Ensure IT procurement achieves cost savings against agreed targets, without compromising on service quality.
  • Manage relationships with key IT suppliers, in collaboration with the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team and functional stakeholders.
  • Engage with key internal stakeholders to build strong relationships and identify value-added business opportunities.
  • Ensure professional procurement processes are followed, supporting team members in developing negotiation strategies.
  • Maintain up-to-date records on category spend, supplier management, and contract databases.
  • Track and report on savings, spend, and usage, keeping all stakeholders informed of key procurement metrics.

About The Candidate

To be successful in this post you will need to:
  • Have a collaborative and engaging approach for all stakeholders
  • Have several years' experience in a similar role of IT procurement working with high value contracts and services
  • Ideally hold a CIPS or other relevant qualification (desirable)
  • Be able to manage priorities 
  • Work under pressure sometimes with challenging and variable timescales and deadlines
  • Engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Be an experienced negotiator with a modern and creative approach to maximising value for NHSP and its suppliers and clients

About Us

In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:

  • Generous annual leave allowance with the ability to buy and sell - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
  • A commitment to talent management & development
  • Values Star of the Month! -  Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
  • Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Engagement & discounts platform

About Us:

NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS.

NHSP is committed to being an inclusive employer of choice, working with a variety of partner organisations which provide valuable insights and best practice. We are accredited as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute and recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work. As part of our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we have been awarded the  Race Equality Code Quality Mark and are a signatory of Disability Confident, Menopause Pledge and Mental Health at Work Commitment.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

As part of our commitment to EDI, as well as having a number of related staff support networks and calendar of activities, NHS professionals is also working to the following aims:
 
  • To ensure we become an inclusive recruiter of choice, encompassing a fully diverse workforce, which truly reflects society
  • To proactively embed the EDI agenda, in a meaningful way, in all that it does 
  • To create a psychologically safe environment in which everyone can thrive and be at their best 
  • To actively support and Include disabled people as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident scheme, including offering an interview to applicants to who meet the minimum criteria and choose to apply under the scheme.
 
We particularly welcome applications from people from minority groups and will provide support to ensure an equitable process.
 
 
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