IT PROCUREMENT & COST OPTIMIZATION
Increased Transparency. Better Deals. Lower IT Costs.
I support companies with strategic IT procurement, complex vendor negotiations and sustainable IT cost optimization – from analysis through contract signature to implementation.
Where I Support Clients
Four typical situations where specialized IT procurement support is particularly relevant.
Reduce IT Costs
Make IT spend transparent, identify structural cost drivers and implement concrete savings measures through to realization.
- Spend Transparency
- Cost-Out Programmes
- Demand Optimization
- Contract Consolidation
Negotiate Strategic Vendors
Prepare complex software and technology contracts commercially, develop scenarios and lead structured negotiations.
- Demand & Licensing
- Commercial Scenarios
- Negotiation Strategy
- Contract Protection
Source IT Services & Technology
Bring IT services into structured competition – from demand through RFI, RFP or RFS to negotiation and award.
- RFI / RFP / RFS
- Supplier Evaluation
- Commercial Negotiation
- Contracting
Build Better IT Procurement
Set up processes, governance, data and steering models so that IT procurement works faster, more transparently and more effectively.
- Operating Model
- Governance
- Procurement Controlling
- KPI & Reporting
Strategic Vendor Expertise
Complex technology contracts require more than price negotiation. What matters is demand, license metrics, bundles, contractual rights, commitments and robust negotiation scenarios.
Selected Impact
Selected results from sourcing, cost optimization and procurement projects.
SAP Contract Optimization
Situation Complex, historically grown license and maintenance structure.
Approach Baseline analysis → commercial scenarios → contract conversion → negotiation
Application Services
Situation Fragmented service contracts and optimization potential in the provider setup.
Approach Scope analysis → consolidation → competition → renegotiation
Professional Services
Situation High external professional services spend with optimization potential.
Approach Spend transparency → supplier management → commercial optimization → implementation
Global Hardware Sourcing
Situation Inconsistent hardware standards across multiple locations.
Approach Demand analysis → standardization → competitive sourcing → negotiation
Technology Categories
Software · Cloud · Infrastructure · Professional Services · Managed Services · Hardware
From complex software and cloud contracts to professional services, managed services and infrastructure – with a focus on commercial structure, risk and negotiability.
Industry Experience
Financial Services & Insurance
Experience in regulated financial institutions with a particular focus on IT procurement, third-party governance, DORA-relevant contractual requirements and critical ICT providers.
Pharma & Regulated Industries
IT procurement in environments where commercial optimization must be combined with quality, compliance, validation and risk management.
Senior Expertise. Direct Execution.
Senior-Level Support
Direct collaboration with the consultant in charge – no handover of key work packages to junior teams.
Consulting + Corporate Experience
Management consulting methodology combined with hands-on experience from global IT procurement.
Commercial Focus
Analyses and negotiations are geared towards measurable economic outcomes and actionable decisions.
Lean Setup
No unnecessary consulting hierarchies and low organizational complexity in project delivery.
ABOUT
Jan-Julius Lydike
Independent Advisor | IT Procurement & Cost Optimization
In strategic IT procurement and consulting since 2012 – at leading procurement consultancies and industry leaders, most recently in a manager role responsible for global purchasing of software, hardware and cloud. Today I support companies directly on complex sourcing, vendor and IT cost topics.
- 14+ Years IT Procurement
- Consulting & Industry Background
- Global Corporate Procurement Experience
Project Experience Across Europe
Project experience in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom and France – remote and on-site, plus further European markets depending on the project.
Map base: Wikimedia Commons, "Blank map of Europe", CC BY-SA 4.0 – adapted for Lydike.com.
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