IT Vendor Consolidation and Sourcing Strategy - Senior Manager

My client, a leading consultancy group specialising in IT and change management transformation, is seeking to hire a Senior manager to focus on IT Vendor Consolidation & Sourcing Strategy. For this role, they are looking for a proven consulting leader who thrives on solving complex challenges, reshaping vendor landscapes, and delivering real impact for clients.

My client is seeking a hand-on consultant, and someone who can work with CIOs, CTOs, and procurement leaders-guiding strategy, leading negotiations, and building future-ready sourcing models that unlock cost savings and performance gains.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior IT leaders to design bold sourcing strategies and identify opportunities for vendor consolidation
• Map current vendor ecosystems across infrastructure, cloud, applications, and managed services
• Shape future-state vendor models that align with business and technology transformation goals
• Run the full RFP lifecycle-from requirements and evaluation through to vendor selection and tough negotiations
• Build and own cost models, scorecards, and performance frameworks to support smart decision-making
• Drive measurable value through renegotiations, rationalisation, and innovative sourcing models (multi-vendor, offshoring, managed services)
• Stay ahead of industry trends and bring thought leadership on how the vendor ecosystem is shifting
• Take end-to-end ownership of delivery while growing capability internally
• Play a key role in business growth by expanding existing relationships and opening new doors

Experience:

• Extensive experience of consulting, with a focus on IT sourcing, vendor strategy, and transformation-ideally from a top-tier firm
• Strong leadership experience running RFPs, vendor selections, and high-stakes contract negotiations
• Deep understanding of the IT services landscape (cloud, infrastructure, AMS, managed services)
• Proven results in driving cost savings, vendor rationalisation, and performance uplift
• Confidence in advising CIOs, CTOs, and Heads of Procurement at the highest levels
• Experience leading teams and developing the next generation of consultants

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