At Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a commercially minded Junior Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement and Vendor Management team on a 12-month fixed‑term maternity cover contract. This role will play a key part in advancing our procurement transformation agenda, with a particular focus on SaaS and technology services sourcing. The Junior Sourcing Manager will be responsible for partnering with stakeholders across the business to develop and execute sourcing strategies, optimise supplier relationships, and drive commercial value across our software portfolio. While the role will primarily focus on SaaS solutions, and technology services, we are looking for a collaborative team player who is comfortable supporting sourcing activity across other spend categories when required.
Responsibilities
- Managing procurement activity for IT/Technology categories including hardware, software, SaaS.
- Support the Senior Sourcing Manager to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, becoming the go‑to person for IT/Technology procurement within the business.
- Vendor and spend data analysis to identify key IT spend areas of opportunity.
- Manage the RFQ/RFP process in conjunction with stakeholders for IT/technology requests.
- Optimise commercial and licence models through your knowledge of applicability/relevance of the licensing model to the requirement.
- Lead or support negotiations and renegotiate existing contracts with vendors in conjunction with stakeholders.
- Drive commercial benefits and savings within your category area whilst not compromising on quality.
- AdHoc management of renewals and low risk categories.
Who We Are Looking For
The skills, experience, and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below but please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every single one of these criteria – having a ‘can do’ attitude is sometimes more important than being able to tick every box:
- Process driven
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build relationships
- Able to prioritise workload and multitask while maintaining high standards
- Able to take direction and run with a task
- At least 2 years experience of IT category management / procurement
- Understanding of software licensing and IT networks and infrastructure, and other IT equipment and services
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Preferable experience within Omnea as a Procurement tool
Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday per year, increasing with length of service.
- £500 annual training budget to spend on your professional development.
- Extensive private healthcare, including dental, eyecare and EAP.
- Enhanced sick leave (three months’ pay per year).
- Enhanced maternity and paternity (maternity – 6 months fully paid / paternity – 3 weeks fully paid).
- Death in service insurance cover.
- Fully-paid five‑week sabbatical after five years of employment.
- In‑office wellbeing, such as manicures, massages and barbers.
- 50% discount on orders from Arena Flowers, Britain’s most ethical florist.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work. We believe that diverse perspectives help us lead the way in transforming retirement, savings, and financial wellbeing. We welcome differences in background, experience, thinking, and identity, and we recognise that innovation is strongest when it is built on inclusion and fairness. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to let us know – we are committed to supporting you.
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