Category Manager - Technology

Michael Page; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Bonus

Excellent benefits

Job summary

ASDA Leeds is seeking a Category Manager - Technology Procurement to lead end-to-end sourcing, set category strategy and partner with senior stakeholders to deliver value in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will drive technology investments, leverage data, and contribute to cost transformation while working in a hybrid setup. This role offers exposure to senior leaders and a proactive, transformation-driven team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management across Software, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services.
• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.
• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.
• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.
• Proactive self-starter who can work autonomously and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop technology category strategies.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap.

Skills

Technology Procurement

Category Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Contract Negotiation

Agile / Transformation

Job description

Category Manager - Technology

ASDA Leeds (Asda House) Hybrid Working

Client Details

Join ASDA's Procurement Transformation Journey

Procurement is playing a key strategic role in driving growth, delivering value, and influencing commercial decisions across ASDA.

As part of our continued investment in Procurement, we're looking for a Category Manager - Technology Procurement.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technology Procurement professional, or a high-performing indirect procurement specialist looking to take ownership of a diverse portfolio, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive value, innovation and business outcomes within a complex, fast-paced retail environment.

"Everything about Asda"

With a turnover of over 20billion every year, over 2 million transactions every month, and around 141,000 dedicated Asda colleagues taking care of our customers every day, we're really a place that's got everything - for our customers and your career.

Description

As part of the category team - You'll have responsibility for end-to-end sourcing activity along with setting the category strategy. You'll also influence and partner your category stakeholders to help deliver our cost transformation activity and help ensure a best-in-class cost base.

Strategic Projects - You'll lead on a variety of major business technology investments, executive priorities and cost transformation programmes; delivering some of our largest and most impactful activity

Programme - You'll help deliver our cost and cash programme, develop our expertise across all categories, build the long-term roadmap, and leverage data and analytics to provide insight across the teams.

Transformation - You'll help deliver the overall procurement transformation, including embedding new ways or working both within the procurement team and in the ASDA business itself. This team will also lead the procurement technology roadmap, define processes, set standards

Partnering - You'll lead commercial strategy to unlock value, partnering with Asda Technology and the CIO to deliver both near-term and long-term value.

In addition you will;

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop technology category strategies.
• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap

Profile

A successful Category Manager - Technology should have:

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management across Software, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services
• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.
• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.
• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.
• Proactive self-starter who can work autonomously and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• We are open to individuals seeking to switch categories if they have had exposure to Technology Procurement Categories

This advert is to apply for a Category Manager role in Technology Procurement. Although we will consider your application for other roles where applicable.

Job Offer

Why ASDA?

This is a unique opportunity to join a Procurement function undergoing significant investment and transformation, where Procurement is increasingly recognised as a key driver of business performance.

You'll benefit from:

• Ownership of a high-profile and diverse Technology Services portfolio.
• Exposure to senior leaders across functions.
• The opportunity to influence strategic business decisions and transformation programmes.
• A collaborative, fast-paced retail environment where no two days are the same.
• Clear opportunities for career development within an evolving Procurement function.
• Hybrid working, competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits.

Please note all third party CVs submitted will be directed to Michael Page to engage with candidates