Lead Technology Procurement Category Manager

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in retail seeks a Lead Technology Procurement Category Manager to oversee sourcing activities and category strategies. This role involves collaboration with stakeholders to drive cost transformation and enhance procurement efficiency. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this position offers an opportunity to be central to decision-making and innovation within the team.

Benefits

Cash car allowance – £5.7k or an electric vehicle

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Private healthcare – either individual or family

4 weekly pay, which means an extra payday a year

Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions

Career development and support for professional qualifications

Free city centre parking

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and online

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management.
• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies.
• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities.
• Drive procurement transformation and set new standards.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Management

Analysis

Education

Experience in Technology Procurement

Job description

Job Title

Lead Technology Procurement Category Manager

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

11 June 2025

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 have a fantastic opportunity to join the Technology Procurement team, 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

You’ll likely 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.

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

Your Role

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop 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.
• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories or with detailed knowledge of their current category market.
• 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.
• Experience in Technology Procurement / Cloud would be desirable.

“Everything you'll love ”

• Cash car allowance – £5.7k or an electric vehicle.
• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself, to switch off and recharge.
• Private healthcare – either individual or family.
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – We genuinely care at Asda. That's why we're creating a culture where our people can perform at their best, and feel their best. Because your physical health and mental wellbeing is just as important to us.
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - We want our colleagues to thrive, and grow as our business does.
• We also support colleagues through professional qualifications such as CIPS
• Free city centre parking – You can also use it outside working hours

We would require at least 3 days a week in the Asda House office, Leeds for this position.

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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 Wagestream, 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"