Commercial Business Manager- IT Procurement

Overview

In this role you will lead IT procurement strategy for a high-value portfolio within Technology Services, shaping supplier relationships and sourcing to enable innovation and efficiency. You will partner with senior leaders to drive multi-million-pound savings and long-term value, while building a high-performing team and ensuring agile, compliant ways of working. This is a strategic leadership role in a FTSE 100 utilities business with a strong technology agenda. You will influence major investments and help the company stay ahead of market trends in IT.

Pay / Benefits

• 5,000 car allowance
• Up to 20% annual bonus
• Industry-leading pension with up to 14% employer contribution
• Healthcare scheme
• EV car scheme
• ShareBuy scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of commercial professionals focused on market management, sourcing delivery and supplier collaboration
• Develop and implement category strategies across IT and technology spend
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders across Technology Services and the wider business
• Deliver measurable commercial value including multi-million-pound savings and business benefits
• Oversee strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations and supplier performance
• Drive innovation by incorporating external market insights and best practices
• Lead annual commercial planning and procurement strategy development
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies while promoting agile ways of working
• Coach and develop team members to create a high-performance culture and succession pipeline

Key requirements

• Extensive procurement, category management or commercial leadership experience
• Significant experience managing complex, business-critical spend categories
• Proven ability developing sourcing strategies and managing strategic supplier relationships
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering with senior leadership
• People management experience and passion for developing teams
• Advanced negotiation, influencing and dispute resolution skills
• Experience in large, complex organizations
• Strong understanding of technology procurement and IT landscape

• stakeholder engagement
• strategic thinking
• leadership and mentoring
• Technology procurement
• IT governance
• enterprise architecture and technology strategy

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