Global IT Procurement Leader

Sky; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV and services

Pension with employer contributions

Private healthcare with mental health

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards

Job summary

The Procurement Manager role at Sky sits within the Enterprise Procurement team, supporting strategic sourcing and commercial management across Technology Infrastructure spend for Sky, Comcast and NBCUniversal. You’ll partner with stakeholders in Technology, Finance and Legal to deliver value across UK, Italy and the US.

Leading category strategies, supplier negotiations and spend analytics, you’ll drive cost optimisation, risk mitigation and long-term relationships with vendors while aligning

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience across IT Hardware, Infrastructure or Technology categories.
• Experience developing category plans and the data to feed into these plans.
• Procurement processes, experience of running sourcing activities including RFPs and large-scale renewals.
• Good understanding of Sky, its platforms and the wider competitive context.
• Experience in a global/pan-European function.
• Being a great teammate.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier management and category activities across Infrastructure Hardware (Servers & Storage), End User Computing, Security Hardware/Software & Hardware Support Services.
• Develop and execute Procurement category strategies that support business and technology objectives.
• Lead commercial negotiations, sourcing events, contract renewals and supplier selection exercises.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring Procurement is aligned to technology roadmaps and business priorities.
• Analyse spend, contracts and market data to identify commercial opportunities, cost optimisation initiatives and risk mitigation actions.
• Prepare commercial recommendations, business cases, presentations and negotiation strategies for senior stakeholders.
• Deliver meaningful contribution towards the team and department savings targets.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Infrastructure Procurement team globally, including peers responsible for Cloud, AI and Data Centre categories.
• Manage strategic relationships with Sky’s Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partners, acting as the primary Procurement lead for reseller governance and performance management.
• Evaluate, update and provide recommendations on the long-term VAR Strategy for Sky UK & Italy.
• Establish, track and report supplier KPIs, ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed service, operational and commercial objectives.
• Schedule and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), driving accountability, innovation and continuous improvement from key suppliers.

Skills

Procurement experience across IT Infra

Category plans development

RFPs and large-scale renewals

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Procurement Manager role at Sky sits within the Enterprise Procurement team, supporting strategic sourcing and commercial management across Technology Infrastructure spend for Sky, Comcast and NBCUniversal. You’ll partner with stakeholders in Technology, Finance and Legal to deliver value across UK, Italy and the US.

Leading category strategies, supplier negotiations and spend analytics, you’ll drive cost optimisation, risk mitigation and long-term relationships with vendors while aligning