IT & Digital Procurement Category Manager (UK)

UCB; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

UCB, based in Slough, UK, seeks a Global Procurement Manager IT & Digital to secure optimal value in software, hardware and telecom sourcing. You’ll lead global tech spend, collaborate with Digital Technology leaders, assess vendors, negotiate terms and drive procurement excellence across regions and regulatory landscapes.

You’ll work with Digital Technology leadership and strategic suppliers in a global remit, advising on sourcing, risk management and sustainability, while supporting business

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic procurement, sales or digital tech roles.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management experience in tech domains.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage global technology spend and end-to-end procurement processes.
• Develop technology category strategies to drive spend management.
• Negotiate terms and ensure contractual compliance with Legal.
• Embed risk management and sustainability in contracts.
• Support continuous improvement and approve POs within thresholds.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

English fluency

Job description

Make your mark for patients

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Slough, UK.

About The Role

As the Global Procurement Manager IT & Digital, you will ensure the organization secures optimal value when acquiring technology including software, hardware, and telecom solutions. You will collaborate closely with Digital Technology business leaders to understand organizational needs, assess technology vendors, negotiate optimal commercial terms, and proactively manage a global technology spend. Your strong, current knowledge of IT and digital trends will enable you to make informed decisions and drive procurement excellence across multiple regions and regulatory landscapes.

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Global Procurement Manager for IT & Digital who is strategic, influential, and deeply knowledgeable about technology to join our Procurement team at UCB, based out of Slough, UK.

About The Role

As the Global Procurement Manager IT & Digital, you will ensure the organization secures optimal value when acquiring technology including software, hardware, and telecom solutions. You will collaborate closely with Digital Technology business leaders to understand organizational needs, assess technology vendors, negotiate optimal commercial terms, and proactively manage a global technology spend. Your strong, current knowledge of IT and digital trends will enable you to make informed decisions and drive procurement excellence across multiple regions and regulatory landscapes.

Who You’ll Work With

You will work closely with Digital Technology leadership, cross-functional internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers. Operating within a global remit, you will build productive supplier relationships, partner with internal teams to support business needs, and act as a key advisor on technology sourcing, risk management, and sustainability requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a global Technology spend and oversee end-to-end technology procurement processes.
• Develop and implement technology category strategies to drive proactive spend management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize technology spend and enhance supplier value.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers.
• Identify potential suppliers and lead supplier selection efforts.
• Manage complex RFI/RFP processes using procurement-approved tools.
• Provide fact-based sourcing recommendations considering market dynamics and competitive trends.
• Negotiate commercial terms and ensure contractual compliance in partnership with Legal.
• Embed risk management and sustainability requirements into supplier contracts.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and approve POs within defined thresholds.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in strategic procurement, sales, or digital technology roles.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management experience, especially within technology domains.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of the IT/Digital landscape, with curiosity and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset with commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Fluent in English.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About Us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.