Tech Procurement Manager (Contract) – Cloud & SaaS

Unite Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday

Generous pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing platform

Gym benefit

ShareSave scheme

Job summary

Unite Students is seeking a Fixed Term Contract Technology Procurement Manager to join our procurement team. You will bring a strong technology-focused procurement background with hands-on experience across Cloud, IT Infrastructure and SaaS, delivering value through strategic sourcing and effective supplier management.

You will influence stakeholders, manage risk and build robust supplier relationships, enabling fast problem solving and continuous improvement across technology categories.

Qualifications

• Strong technology-focused procurement background with hands-on experience across Cloud, IT Infrastructure and SaaS.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, tendering and supplier relationship management in tech spaces.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage risk in technology procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and commercial support for IT/tech categories.
• Build relationships with operations, projects and support teams to enable fast problem solving.
• Source, select and negotiate supply options delivering value to Unite and customers.
• Maintain contracts, catalogs and supplier information.
• Draft supply contracts and negotiate terms to maximise value and limit risk.
• Contribute to environmental, social and governance goals and responsible procurement practices.

Skills

Technology procurement

Cloud experience

IT infrastructure

SaaS procurement

Job description

Unite Students is seeking a Fixed Term Contract Technology Procurement Manager to join our procurement team. You will bring a strong technology-focused procurement background with hands-on experience across Cloud, IT Infrastructure and SaaS, delivering value through strategic sourcing and effective supplier management.

You will influence stakeholders, manage risk and build robust supplier relationships, enabling fast problem solving and continuous improvement across technology categories.