IT Procurement Category Specialist

1st Executive Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Bonus

Job summary

1st Executive Ltd in Leeds seeks a Tech Procurement Category Specialist to drive sourcing strategies across complex technology spend. You will lead and support negotiations with technology suppliers while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to optimise commercial outcomes.

The role focuses on delivering informed, data-led decisions, supplier management, and risk mitigation in a fast-paced environment with excellent benefits and bonus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of technology procurement in a corporate private sector.
• Experience negotiating high-value IT contracts.
• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies across complex technology spend.
• Lead and support sourcing exercises and negotiate commercial terms with technology suppliers.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and provide commercial advice.
• Support supplier performance and delivery of sustainable cost benefits.
• Use market insight and data to inform sourcing and supplier decisions.
• Identify and manage commercial and supplier risks.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

IT procurement

Negotiation

Regulated environment

Job description

£50000 - £65000 per annum + Excellent Benefits and Bonus

Contact:

Peter Aplin

Contact email:

[e-mail]

Expiry date:

2026-10-28

Tech Procurement Category Specialist

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technology Procurement professional (3 to 5 years corporate private sector) to join a leading organisation as a Category Specialist, supporting commercial activity across its technology supplier landscape.

The role will suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, influencing stakeholders and building strong, trusted relationships across the business and with strategic technology suppliers.

You'll play an important role in supporting sourcing activity, commercial negotiations and supplier management, helping the organisation make informed commercial decisions and deliver value from its technology partnerships.

About the role

As a Category Specialist, you'll support and deliver commercial activity across a technology procurement category, working closely with senior stakeholders and Procurement colleagues to develop sourcing approaches aligned with business priorities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and delivery of sourcing strategies across complex technology spend.
• Leading and supporting sourcing exercises and negotiating commercial and contractual arrangements with technology suppliers.
• Building effective relationships with senior stakeholders and providing commercial advice and challenge.
• Supporting supplier performance and delivery of sustainable cost benefits.
• Using market insight, data and commercial analysis to inform sourcing and supplier decisions.
• Identifying and managing commercial and supplier risks across the category.

Skills and experience

• Commercial acumen and experience across Technology/IT Procurement and category management.
• Experience operating within a regulated environment or another complex, highly governed organisation.
• A strong track record of sourcing complex IT and technology solutions and negotiating high-value contracts.
• Good understanding of the commercial drivers, supplier landscape and market dynamics relevant to Technology procurement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage at senior levels.
• A pragmatic, analytical approach to problem solving, with the ability to simplify complexity and make clear, data-led commercial decisions.
• The ability to build effective relationships across Procurement, Technology, Risk, Governance and the wider business.