Lead Procurement Category Manager, Technology

Job Title
Lead Procurement Category Manager, Technology
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

We’re transforming the way procurement works here t does that mean for you? That you’ll be at the heart of decision-making and the forefront of our transformation journey.

Our growing team manages over £2.5billion of indirect/goods not for resale spend, and is on a journey to become a best in class function, with a broad agenda across all areas of procurement from sourcing and cost transformation, through to sustainability and management of some of our most strategic relationships.

With opportunities to join us in Procurement, supporting Technology, you’ll support a range of commercial activities, dare to find new innovative ways to drive efficiency, and help us get that #2 share in Grocery. So we can offer our customers the best value possible. That’s what it means to put customers at the heart of everything.

“Everything about Asda”

With a turnover of over £20billion every year, over 2 million transactions every month, and around 141,000 dedicated Asda colleagues taking care of our customers every day, we're really a place that's got everything – for our customers and your career.

Your Role

Category team - You’ll have responsibility for end-to-end sourcing activity along with setting the category strategy. You'll also influence and partner your category stakeholders to help deliver our cost transformation activity, and help ensure a best in class cost base.

Strategic Projects – You’ll lead on a variety of major business technology investments, executive priorities and cost transformation programmes; delivering some of our largest and most impactful activity

Programme – You’ll help deliver our cost and cash programme, develop our expertise across all categories, build the long term roadmap, and leverage data and analytics to provide insight across the teams.

Transformation – You’ll help deliver the overall procurement transformation, including embedding new ways or working both within the procurement team and in the ASDA business itself. This team will also lead the procurement technology roadmap, define processes, set standards

Partnering - You'll lead commercial strategy to unlock value, partnering with Asda Technology and the CIO to deliver both near-term and long-term value.

This advert is to apply for a Category Manager role in Technology Procurement. Although we will consider your application for other roles where applicable.

Your Role

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop technology category strategies.

• Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.

• Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.

• Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.

• Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap

“
Let's find out about you”

• Proven experience in Technology Procurement/Category Management across Software, SaaS, Professional Services and Managed Services

• Open to individuals seeking to switch categories if they have had exposure to Technology Procurement Categories

• Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.

• Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.

• Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.

• Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.

• Proactive self-starter who can work autonomously and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels

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