Purchasing Team Leader: Lead, Improve & Deliver Value

Computacenter; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Purchasing Team Leader to guide a high-performing team of Buyers and Senior Buyers within Group Technology Sourcing in Hatfield. You will balance people leadership with operational oversight to drive efficiency and strong commercial outcomes.

You will coach team members, manage priorities, and partner with internal stakeholders to deliver a seamless purchasing lifecycle while supporting ongoing automation efforts and data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a purchasing or procurement team.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and efficiencies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and ability to manage workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers.
• Drive improvements across processes and performance.
• Manage workloads to meet service levels and quality targets.
• Escalate supplier or operational issues as first point of contact.
• Support automation and digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

People leadership

Procurement

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

Computacenter is seeking a Purchasing Team Leader to guide a high-performing team of Buyers and Senior Buyers within Group Technology Sourcing in Hatfield. You will balance people leadership with operational oversight to drive efficiency and strong commercial outcomes.

You will coach team members, manage priorities, and partner with internal stakeholders to deliver a seamless purchasing lifecycle while supporting ongoing automation efforts and data-driven decision-making.