IT Procurement Director

As the IT Procurement Director you will have responsibility for developing the sourcing strategy for IT, including departmental responsibility for securing efficiencies within an agreed timeframe and with agreed targets in place. You will be managing category procurement planning and strategy development with due consideration for political, economic, social, technological, legal, market, and environmental impact to RSA UK.

You will be leading and executing strategic/complex procurement projects. You will be responsible for influencing strategic and commercial decisions of major significance to RSA's finances and delivery of services. You will be responsible for acquiring, maintaining and developing expertise, knowledge and information to support continuous improvement in allocated categories from relevant internal and external sources.

You will support the governance of the procurement operations, including cross-functional collaboration and the effective prioritisation, deployment, control and monitor of spend across the relevant spend areas. You will develop a savings measurement and tracking methodology specific to the projects in scope. You will have direct accountability for accurate and timely management information, including ensuring compliance with relevant procedures for governance, risk and control.

You will be responsible for the communication and management of relationship with external suppliers and partners at the relevant seniority levels (typically at Director level or above), both during procurement processes and during the service delivery phase. You will have the flexibility to support and undertake any other duties according to the needs of the procurement function.

You will have ample experience within IT procurement and category management, ideally across a range of subcategories. You will have extensive experience with contract design and development, with the ability to build credibility quickly and influence at the highest level.

You will have expertise in research and intelligence gathering, with deep knowledge of the external market and peer view. You will be a strategic thinker, with the ability to creatively problem solve and develop sourcing strategies that can produce a significant (downward) impact to CIO spend.

You will have the strength of personality and resilience to work with senior stakeholders and strategically important suppliers. You will also have the enthusiasm, drive, a positive attitude and a commitment to professional development.

RSA / More Than
London, UK, WC2N 5DU

At RSA, we believe insurance is about people, not things. We provide our inspiring colleagues the support and opportunity to grow together, shape the future, and win as a team. We are going through a transformation journey, providing our people with opportunity to be integral to improving our service and delivering better products to brokers and customers. We are a proud member of the Intact family, we feel part of something bigger, with a presence in North America, the UK and Europe.

We have a bold ambition to become the best Commercial Lines business in the UK, demonstrated by our recent acquisition of NIG and Farmweb, allowing us to scale by leveraging our combined financial strength and importantly ensure our people feel the benefits of our joint capabilities.

We are currently recruiting for an IT Procurement Director to join our established and experienced Strategic Sourcing team here at RSA on a hybrid basis.

At RSA we put our people first. We have adopted hybrid working as standard, to give you a better work/life balance and an excellent flexible working mindset. That is on top of a comprehensive range of benefits, including pension contributions of up to 11% looking after you now, and in the future.

We will give you countless opportunities to continuously develop, alongside a diverse and passionate community of experts, the best the industry has to offer. You will be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Our employee promise allows you to shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.

We celebrate individuality and it's important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.

We understand that home life is a priority and are happy to consider reduced hours or job shares.

If you think you would be a great fit for us, but don't meet all the requirements of the role, please contact us as we'd love to discuss how RSA could be the next step in your career journey.

Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact our recruitment team so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.