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About the Role
Lead end-to-end sourcing and contract management for high-value Professional Services within Enterprise IT (EIT), partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver commercial insight, manage risk, and achieve strategic outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end procurement and contract management across the Professional Services category within EIT.
- Undertake market scanning to support the provision of options to P&L owners.
- Drive measurable value through multiple SRM programmes with key suppliers and stakeholders.
- Negotiate supplier contracts and renewals, addressing commercial, legal, and risk considerations.
- Partner with EIT leadership to shape the Professional Services category, challenge requirements, and identify opportunities to consolidate spend or improve commercial leverage.
- Apply a value-delivery and savings-focused mindset to support wider EIT Procurement & Contracts objectives.
- Develop and own the creation of a category plan, ensuring sign-off from EIT Senior Stakeholders and Procurement & Contracts Leadership.
- Manage supplier relationships and drive performance through structured supplier management approaches.
- Deliver on sourcing strategies, tender processes, evaluations, and contract awards.
- Ensure compliance with procurement governance, policies, and sustainable sourcing practices.
Requirements
- Strong commercial insight, expertise in complex contract negotiation, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Confidence working across a matrix organisation and managing high-value supplier relationships.
- Experience managing end-to-end procurement activity for high-value IT portfolios in the Professional Services category.
- Strong knowledge of contract and commercial law, with proven experience drafting, negotiating, and managing complex IT agreements.
- Extremely resilient character and mindset, capable of ensuring stakeholder needs are met in a matrix organisation.
- Demonstrable experience of negotiating with Tier 1 suppliers such as TCS, Accenture & Infosys.
- Experience managing outsourced or offshored service contracts.
- Exceptional contract management and supplier management skills.
- Ability to deliver ongoing value through the contract lifecycle.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, including CIO or Head of level, to deliver commercially viable outcomes collaboratively.
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
- A recognised procurement qualification or demonstrable professional expertise.
Skills
- Procurement strategy
- Commercial outcomes
- Strategic sourcing
- Sourcing
- Contract management
- Commercial insight
- Risk management
- Strategic outcomes
- Negotiation
- Supplier performance management
- Value identification
- Commercial law
- Contract drafting
- IT agreements
- Supplier relationship management (SRM)
- Category planning
- Procurement governance
- Sustainable sourcing
Location
- Glasgow
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience
- Recognised procurement qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
- Potential for an annual bonus
Benefits
- Market-leading pension scheme
- Customisable benefits
- Electric vehicle leasing
- Discounted gym membership
- Life assurance
- Tech vouchers
- Experience days
About the Company
- EDF is a Sunday Times Best Places to Work Top 10 Very Big Organisation for two years running and a Highly Commended workplace for disabled employees.
- EDF's Customers business is helping to shape a smarter, energy-saving future as part of the journey towards An Electric Britain.
- At EDF, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.
Equal Opportunity
- Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities.
- As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.