Lead Procurement Category Manager, Technology

ASDA; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7% match

Car allowance

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Job summary

Asda is recruiting a Lead Procurement Category Manager, Technology to steer end-to-end sourcing and define the technology category strategy. You will partner with Asda Technology and the CIO to drive cost transformation and value across the spend portfolio.

Based at Asda House, Leeds, this permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days in a Home Office and a comprehensive benefits package. You will influence senior stakeholders and lead major technology investments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management across software, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services.
• Experience with software, SaaS, and managed services.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders within a large organisation.
• Experience crafting and managing complex contracts.

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

Software/SaaS

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job Title

Lead Procurement Category Manager, Technology

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Purchasing/Procurement

Closing Date

29 September 2026

We’re transforming the way procurement works here at Asda. What does that mean for you? That you’ll be at the heart of decision-making and the forefront of our transformation journey.

Our growing team manages over £2.5billion of indirect/goods not for resale spend, and is on a journey to become a best in class function, with a broad agenda across all areas of procurement from sourcing and cost transformation, through to sustainability and management of some of our most strategic relationships.

With opportunities to join us in Procurement, supporting Technology, you’ll support a range of commercial activities, dare to find new innovative ways to drive efficiency, and help us get that #2 share in Grocery. So we can offer our customers the best value possible. That’s what it means to put customers at the heart of everything.

“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.

Your Role

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.

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

Your Role

• 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

“Let's find out about you”

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management across Software, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services

• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories if they have had exposure to Technology Procurement Categories

• 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

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• Company Car allowance of £5,700

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves