Tech Procurement Category Specialist — Sourcing & Strategy

1st Executive Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Bonus

Job summary

1st Executive Ltd in Leeds seeks a Tech Procurement Category Specialist to drive sourcing strategies across complex technology spend. You will lead and support negotiations with technology suppliers while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to optimise commercial outcomes.

The role focuses on delivering informed, data-led decisions, supplier management, and risk mitigation in a fast-paced environment with excellent benefits and bonus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of technology procurement in a corporate private sector.
• Experience negotiating high-value IT contracts.
• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies across complex technology spend.
• Lead and support sourcing exercises and negotiate commercial terms with technology suppliers.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and provide commercial advice.
• Support supplier performance and delivery of sustainable cost benefits.
• Use market insight and data to inform sourcing and supplier decisions.
• Identify and manage commercial and supplier risks.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

IT procurement

Negotiation

Regulated environment

Job description

1st Executive Ltd in Leeds seeks a Tech Procurement Category Specialist to drive sourcing strategies across complex technology spend. You will lead and support negotiations with technology suppliers while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to optimise commercial outcomes.

The role focuses on delivering informed, data-led decisions, supplier management, and risk mitigation in a fast-paced environment with excellent benefits and bonus.