IT Sourcing Specialist - fca

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 raimonda.stankute@fca.org.uk .

Your internal recruitment contact is Fizah via FizahFarouk.Ibrahim@fca.org.uk

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 supplier spend and drive value through strong 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

Skills required

Minimum:

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

Systems & development mindset: Working knowledge of procurement/purchasing systems and willingness to work towards a relevant qualification

Essential: