FCA
financial services
ITSourcingSpecialist
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“IT Sourcing Specialist at FCA. Skills: IT Sourcing, Procurement, Contract Management, Stakeholder Management, Commercial Negotiation. Deliver sourcing and contracting strategies across a portfolio of IT categories (including cloud services and end user computing) in line with the FCA procurement strategy. Lead low risk/low complexity sourcing activity end-to-end (e.g. , RFx, supplier negotiations, contract drafting/renewals), ensuring policy compliance, minimum standards and alignment to busines”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver sourcing and contracting strategies; ensuring policy compliance, minimum standards and alignment to business needs; drive value through commercial judgement, market awareness and effective sourcing/contracting approaches; Ensure procurement projects meet objectives—delivered on time, within budget and to required quality standards; delivering work consistently with FCA procurement standards and governance
Industry & Context.
able to cut through complexity, make timely decisions and keep focus on the bigger picture
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
End-to-end procurement understanding: Able to scope business requirements, plan sourcing projects, produce tender documentation and follow appropriate project governance, Experience running simple procurement exercises: Confident liaising with stakeholders, issuing tenders, evaluating responses and producing contract documents using templates, Working knowledge of procurement/purchasing systems and willingness to work towards a relevant qualification, Clear, concise communication (written and verbal), able to explain complex issues succinctly to audiences at all levels, Stakeholder management & influencing skills, building rapport with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively when needed, Cross-functional collaboration, comfortable working with teams such as Legal, Finance, Risk, IT and other specialist functions, Commercial & negotiation capability, applying market/industry insight to deliver tenders, negotiate contracts and drive value/innovation, Sound judgement & business acumen, able to cut through complexity, make timely decisions and keep focus on the bigger picture, Organisational resilience & delivery focus, able to prioritise/multitask under pressure with a methodical, detail-oriented approach and customer service mindset
Nice to Have
IT category awareness, ideally with knowledge of cloud services and end user computing (or ability to learn quickly)
What You'll Do.
Deliver sourcing and contracting strategies across a portfolio of IT categories (including cloud services and end user computing) in line with the FCA procurement strategy
Lead low risk/low complexity sourcing activity end-to-end (e.g.
supplier negotiations
contract drafting/renewals)
ensuring policy compliance
minimum standards and alignment to business needs
Manage external supplier spend and drive value through commercial judgement
market awareness and effective sourcing/contracting approaches
Ensure procurement projects meet objectives—delivered on time
within budget and to required quality standards
managing moderate complexity/risk renewals and sourcing projects
Use and promote FCA procurement systems and processes
delivering work consistently with FCA procurement standards and governance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration, comfortable working with teams such as Legal, Finance, Risk, IT and other specialist functions; stakeholder management & influencing skills, building rapport with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively when needed
Communication Scope
Clear, concise communication (written and verbal), able to explain complex issues succinctly to audiences at all levels
Process & Methodology
plan sourcing projects, following appropriate project governance, Ensure procurement projects meet objectives—delivered on time, within budget and to required quality standards
Full Job Description
**IT Sourcing Specialist** **Division: Operation** **Department: Procurement** * **Salary:** National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £39,100 to £42,000 and London from £41,600 to £45,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) * **This role is graded as:** Associate - Level 8 - Corporate * **Your external recruitment contact is** Raimonda via [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). * **Your internal recruitment contact is** Fizah via [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) * Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. **_About the FCA and team_** We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services. Operations provides the platform and tools to enable the organisation to deliver on its statutory objectives. We work in partnership with the rest of the organisation to provide specialist support across a wide range of areas to deliver quality services and value for money. Procurement sits within the Finance and Corporate Services Directorate and works with departments across the FCA to source goods and services (£300m annual spend) required from third parties. We are responsible for ensuring procurements deliver contracts to agreed time, budget and quality, which are compliant with Public Procurement Regulations. **_Role responsibilities_** * Deliver sourcing and contracting strategies across a portfolio of IT categories (including cloud services and end user computing) in line with the FCA procurement strategy * Lead low risk/low complexity sourcing activity end-to-end (e.g., RFx, supplier negotiations, contract drafting/renewals), ensuring policy compliance, minimum standards and alignment to business needs * Manage external sup
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