Senior Tech Procurement Lead: Infra & SaaS Strategy

JD Sports; Bury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion plc in Bury is seeking a senior Technology Procurement Lead to own Infrastructure and Professional Services procurement. You will define the end-to-end strategy, partner with the CTO and Finance, and guide sourcing across UK and Europe to maximise value.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, negotiate high-value contracts, and ensure supplier performance and ESG alignment across the Technology spend portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree in related discipline; CIPS/MCIPS preferred.
• 4+ years as Procurement Manager leading Technology procurement.
• Experience negotiating high-value tech contracts.
• Leadership of procurement professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology procurement strategy for Infrastructure and Professional Services.
• Negotiate contracts, manage vendor relationships and governance.
• Collaborate with CTO, Finance, Legal on budgets and savings.
• Drive ESG alignment and group leverage opportunities.

Skills

Retail procurement

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Data analytics

Project management

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree in supply chain management

CIPS/MCIPS preferred

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

Ivalua

SAP

Job description

JD Sports Fashion plc in Bury is seeking a senior Technology Procurement Lead to own Infrastructure and Professional Services procurement. You will define the end-to-end strategy, partner with the CTO and Finance, and guide sourcing across UK and Europe to maximise value.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, negotiate high-value contracts, and ensure supplier performance and ESG alignment across the Technology spend portfolio.