IT Procurement Director: Strategy & Savings

United Utilities; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

26 days holiday

Pension with up to 14% employer contr.

Enhanced parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Gym and wellbeing discounts

Financial wellbeing support

Job summary

United Utilities is seeking a Head of Procurement - IT to lead the strategic management of the IT spend portfolio, owning market strategies, supplier relationships and sourcing initiatives that directly support critical business outcomes.

You'll work with senior leaders across Technology Services to shape procurement decisions that deliver innovation, efficiency and long-term value, guiding a high-performance team and driving multi-million-pound savings.

Qualifications

• Extensive procurement, category management or commercial leadership experience.
• Experience managing complex, business-critical spend categories.
• Ability to develop sourcing strategies and manage strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with senior leadership.
• Proven people management experience and developing high-performing teams.
• Advanced negotiation, influencing and dispute resolution skills.
• Experience in large, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of technology procurement and IT landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of commercial professionals responsible for market management, sourcing delivery and supplier collaboration.
• Develop and implement category strategies across a significant IT and technology spend portfolio.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders across Technology Services and the wider business.
• Deliver measurable commercial value, including multi-million-pound savings and business benefits.
• Oversee strategic sourcing activities, commercial negotiations and supplier performance.
• Drive innovation by bringing external market insights, emerging technologies and industry best practice into the organisation.
• Lead annual commercial planning and procurement strategy development.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies while promoting agile and efficient ways of working.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, creating a high-performance culture and strong succession pipeline.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

IT procurement

Sourcing strategies

People management

Education

MBA

MSc

CIPS

RICS

Job description

United Utilities is seeking a Head of Procurement - IT to lead the strategic management of the IT spend portfolio, owning market strategies, supplier relationships and sourcing initiatives that directly support critical business outcomes.

You'll work with senior leaders across Technology Services to shape procurement decisions that deliver innovation, efficiency and long-term value, guiding a high-performance team and driving multi-million-pound savings.