ITO Project Sourcing Lead

Senior Procurement Specialist - ITO Sourcing Lead

Drive global sourcing for complex, high value tender opportunities, acting as the key link between commercial, engineering and supply chain teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary sourcing lead for global ITO tenders, partnering closely with the Commercial team to support strategic opportunities.
• Identify and capitalize on global and regional sourcing opportunities by leveraging market intelligence, demand aggregation, and supplier strategies.
• Review customer subcontracting requirements to ensure full compliance and effective risk management within tender submissions.
• Support Product Line Strategic Sourcing teams in supplier selection, RFQ execution, commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Ensure robust cost confidence in tender submissions through accurate pricing, supplier alignment, and validated assumptions.
• Lead supplier engagement and qualification activities, collaborating with Commodity Leaders to align sourcing strategies with execution.
• Proactively identify sourcing risks and opportunities, developing and driving mitigation and value creation plans to completion.
• Execute optimized sourcing strategies, including volume leveraging and early engagement aligned with Business Development Plans (BDP).
• Deliver cost reduction initiatives and drive lead time improvements across the supply base.
• Negotiate, implement and manage Long Term Agreements (LTAs) with strategic suppliers, supporting overall LTA coverage targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in direct sourcing and procurement within supply chain, ideally in manufacturing or heavy engineering.
• Solid understanding of strategic sourcing, category management and global supply markets.
• Strong cross functional collaboration across Commercial, Engineering and Supply Chain teams.
• Advanced cost modelling and pricing analysis capabilities.
• Ability to identify, assess and mitigate sourcing and supply chain risks.
• Strong self management skills, managing multiple tenders concurrently.
• Proven track record delivering cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Permanent work permit in the UK.

Employment Type & Working Patterns

• Flexible working patterns: 4 days from office, 1 day from home (remote).

Benefits

• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Life insurance and disability programs.
• Tailored financial programmes.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.