Procurement Category Manager - Technology

BOOTS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail health and beauty company is seeking a Procurement Manager focused on Technology. The role involves negotiating with key partners and leading procurement strategies while providing commercial leadership to stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have extensive procurement knowledge and strong communication skills. The position is based in Nottingham and offers a range of benefits including employee discounts and a retirement plan.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Ability to operate collaboratively within a complex environment.
• In-depth Procurement knowledge in Technology.
• Experience in delivering at pace across various initiatives.
• Industry knowledge to challenge stakeholders and suppliers.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with key partners such as Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce.
• Lead development and management of commercial strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on procurement initiatives.
• Implement initiatives to maximize supplier value.
• Provide commercial leadership to senior executives.

Skills

Collaborative operation

Procurement knowledge in Technology

Communication and negotiation skills

Commercial astuteness

Job description

Procurement Manager - Technology

Permanent

Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi

Do you have excellent people skills and a deep understanding of various subsets of Technology, including but not limited to software, hardware, outsourced service partners.

Reporting into the Category Director for Technology and working with the IT Leadership team, you will be part of a high performing category team of 6 procurement professionals managing a substantial range of projects and stakeholder and supplier relationships.

About the role

Reporting to the Category Director for Technology and collaborating with the IT Leadership team, you will be part of a high-performing category team of six procurement professionals. This team manages a substantial range of projects, stakeholder relationships, and supplier partnerships.

As the Procurement Lead for an allocated category within Walgreens Boots Alliance's businesses outside the US, your primary responsibility is to deliver the best possible value from third‑party relationships by:

• Negotiating with key partners such as Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, BT, and TCS.
• Leading the development, implementation, and ongoing management of commercial strategies, including multi‑year strategic category plans.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop procurement category initiatives.
• Identifying, creating, and implementing initiatives to maximize value and ensure ongoing management of existing supplier contracts and relationships.
• Providing commercial leadership to stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Contributing to the continuous development of the Boots Procurement team.

What you’ll need to have

• You can operate collaboratively within a complex environment.
• You have in‑depth Procurement knowledge in Technology.
• You have experience delivering at pace whilst working on a wide range of initiatives.
• You have industry knowledge and category insights to provide knowledge‑based challenge to stakeholders and suppliers alike.
• You are commercially astute with strong communication and negotiation skills and adept at applying a variety of commercial approaches to deliver value to the business.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous employee discounts.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you – find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third‑party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What’s next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.