IT Procurement Manager

An exciting interim opportunity has arisen in our expanding Procurement team at HCRG Care Group!, We're looking for a skilled IT Procurement Manager to join us on an 8-month fixed term basis (until July 2025)to help migrate and manage IT spend across both our existing and new business as part of our recent growth in service delivery. Starting in April 2025, HCRG Care Group will take on three large service contracts, increasing our client offering, staff base, supplier base, and spending footprint. This role is essential to ensure that economies of scale are realised and that systems are integrated smoothly, avoiding duplication or conflicts. As part of this role, you will work closely with both Procurement and IT departments, managing the migration or cancellation of incoming IT contracts from existing service providers, expanding existing licenses and hardware requirements, and using procurement leverage to achieve the best long-term product and pricing mix. This hybrid position allows for 90% remote work, with occasional travel to our head office in Runcorn or service areas in Leicestershire, Bath & North East Somerset, and Surrey, as needed. Youll report directly to the Head of Procurement, with a dotted line to the Head of IT Operations.,

• Estimated Plans for the role, subject to change, As an IT Procurement Manager, you'll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group working in the Procurement department.
  
  Month 1 : Assess systems and licenses from exiting providers, evaluate contracts, and understand stakeholder needs.
• Months 2-4 : Coordinate with IT and project teams to safely transfer required licenses and legacy hardware / software, including DHSE-compliant systems for occupational health.
• Months 2-5 : Expand existing contracts and supply chains, supporting a 60-70% workforce increase.
• Months 2-5 : Review SaaS contracts, ensuring legal and stakeholder approvals.
• Months 2-5 : Collaborate with IG and IS teams on data security and cyber security.
• Months 2-8 : Manage vendor relationships and support supplier management.
• Months 2-8 : Ensure new suppliers meet contractual, data protection, and ethical standards.
• Months 5-8 : Contribute to related Procurement and accounts projects.
• Months 7-8 : Develop an IT category plan, finalise the license database, and report total savings achieved., Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose : changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards : with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission The Ideal Candidate 5+ years of recent Procurement experience, with at least 3 years in IT (category management or project delivery experience preferred).
Commercially driven, with a strong track record in software and licensing delivery. High-level contract management skills, including experience with : SaaS agreements Cybersecurity standards Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and KPIs Multiple contract types, terminations, and novations. Experience working with senior IT stakeholders. Initiative-driven problem solver who goes the extra mile. Good system skills and memory, with intermediate or advanced Microsoft product skills. It would be highly desirable for candidates to have experience in projects involving the transfer or cancellation of contracts and systems due to a company buyout or change of service provider.

About the Company We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values : we care, we think, we do. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here.

You will feel valued as an IT Procurement Managerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :
• £45,000 with group pension
• Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling