Senior Tech Procurement Leader

Tesco UK; Digswell; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK in the Technology team within Corporate Services is seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to lead high-value technology categories, design category strategies, and manage major sourcing activities.

You will partner with senior technology stakeholders, lead a team of procurement managers onshore and offshore, and drive value for money, safety compliance, technology advancements, and total cost of ownership across the procurement lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technology procurement, including complex negotiations and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead category strategy development across Software, Infrastructure, Cyber, Retail Tech, Telecoms or Data/AI; translate into executable sourcing pipelines and commercial frameworks.
• Build strong relationships and influence senior management and leadership teams.
• Support annual planning, budgeting and forecasting for the category domain.
• Lead executive-level reviews, performance forums and contractual escalations.
• Deliver strategic sourcing events, commercial modelling, market assessments and negotiations.
• Drive large-scale negotiations, enterprise-wide cost optimisation, and supplier engagements including contracting.
• Utilise data, benchmarking, and TCO modelling to optimise contracts and track savings.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and align with ESG and digital strategies.
• Provide leadership in complex negotiations, governance, risk escalations and senior stakeholder engagements.
• Mentor Category Managers and foster data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration.

Job description

Tesco UK in the Technology team within Corporate Services is seeking a Senior Procurement Category Manager to lead high-value technology categories, design category strategies, and manage major sourcing activities.

You will partner with senior technology stakeholders, lead a team of procurement managers onshore and offshore, and drive value for money, safety compliance, technology advancements, and total cost of ownership across the procurement lifecycle.